The Present (2020)

Origin: Palestine | Fiction | Director: Farah Nabulsi | 25 minutes

On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping?

Director's introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlKaXLIas-E

Review: https://palestina-komitee.nl/farah-nabulsi-her-past-in-the-present-and-the-future/

GREAT NEWS!!!
William Parry in Al-Jazeera / March 9, 2021:
British-Palestinian director Farah Nabulsi’s short film, set in occupied West Bank, has been shortlisted for the Oscars.

Read about this movie:
- interview with Nabulsi at: https://palestina-komitee.nl/farah-nabulsi-her-past-in-the-present-and-the-future/
- https://electronicintifada.net/content/bantustan-mayor/32346


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