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Colors of Resistance

Colors of Resistance is a personal journey that questions the concept of belonging to a place that is struggling to survive, inside and outside its own borders. A painter, a comedian, a poet, a hip-hop artist and a soul singer have figured out ways to solidify their belonging to Palestine - the very place that is being deprived of its own right to exist. Regardless of their generation, gender or profession, these artists have used their various voices to challenge the annihilation of their identity.

  • Areeb Zuaiter
    Director
  • Brigid Maher
    Producer
    The Mama Sherpas (, Veiled Voices | IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536829/
  • Muna Shami
    Line Producer / Associate Producer
  • Hamah F. Nabulsi
    Line Producer / Associate Producer
  • Sahera Dirbas
    Associate Producer in Palestine
  • Shilpi Singh
    Cinematography in the US
  • Heidi Naugib
    Cinematography in the US
  • Ashraf Dowani
    Cinematography in Palestine
  • Khalil Saadeh
    Cinematography in Palestine
  • Ibrahim Al Olta
    Cinematography in Palestine
  • Celia Beasley
    Editing
  • Brigid Maher
    Editing
    Veiled Voices, Stories Untold, Save the Afghan Children, Muslim Women Living in Oman | IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536829/
  • Ayham Abu Hammad
    Editing
  • Nikki Jones
    Editing
  • Alex Perrault
    Post Production Supervisor
  • Brigid Maher
    Color Correction
    Veiled Voices, Stories Untold, Save the Afghan Children, Muslim Women Living in Oman
  • Mohammed Abdel Hadi
    Title & Lower Thirds Design
  • Eyad Shamieh
    Motion Graphics and Design
  • George El Wirr
    Narration Recordist
  • Suad Bushnaq
    Music Composed & Orchestrated by
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Palestine, State of, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Areeb Zuaiter

Director Areeb Zuaiter is a Palestinian Jordanian American visual storyteller.

For the past three years, Areeb has been fulfilling her passion in supporting emerging filmmakers through her position as the Regional Training Manager at the Royal Film Commission - Jordan.

She has been on the evaluation committee of some of the most competitive programs in the Arab region including Rawi Screenwriters Lab, the Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Foundation and Med Film Factory.

Areeb holds a Master’s degree in Film and Video Production from the American University (AU) in Washington, DC. During her enrollment at AU, she worked as a Technology Associate with the Associated Press; an experience that exposed her to the latest technologies in production and broadcasting. Soon after, Areeb was rewarded a fellowship at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History where she produced some of the Museum’s key film projects.

Areeb’s thesis, “Colors of a Displaced Identity,” was nominated for Sony’s Outstanding Thesis Award in May 2014 through AU’s Visions Awards.

For her undergrad, Areeb pursued a degree in Interior Architecture and another one in Communication Arts. Her graduation short “Stained” won the Jury’s prize in the 10th European Film Festival in Beirut, Lebanon.

In 2005, Areeb documented Jordan’s participation in Aichi Exposition; Japan, in a short that was nominated in Aichi’s Friendship Film Festival.

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Director Statement

Filmmaker Areeb Zuaiter tries to understand how her kids will relate to a hometown in which they may never live. How will they manifest their identity despite the challenges they will face when they speak about it? "This issue started dominating my mind after my mother’s passing. I began searching for answers through conversations with people who used similar tools as my mother once did to express their identity - tools of art", Zuaiter explains. Her journey sneaks into the worlds of five artists who use their artforms to tell who they are and where they come from. Through this coming home film, Zuaiter navigates concepts of survival, homeland, existence and assimilation.