Wadi Foquin 2021 - Deir Hanna 1981

In her visual diary, a girl who lives in the West Bank talks about her journey to the village of Wadi Foquin in Bethlehem, the villagers and her new friend "Raja", simultaneously with the land day events.

  • Rana Abushkhaidem
    Director
  • Mira Jibreen
    Director
  • Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
    Supervision
  • Salim Abu Jabal
    Supervision
  • Monica Mauer
    Archival footage
  • Piero Tartagni
    Cinematography
  • Francesca Pardini
    Cinematography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    وادي فوكين ٢٠٢١- دير حنّا ١٩٨١
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Palestine, State of
  • Country of Filming:
    Palestine, State of
  • Shooting Format:
    Film, Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Dar Al-Kalima University
  • Cine-Festival Ciné-Palestine (FCP)
    Paris
    France
    June 2, 2023
    World Premiere
    Official selection
Director Biography - Rana Abushkhaidem, Mira Jibreen

Rana Abushkhaidem is a Palestinian documentary filmmaker with a passion for visual arts, archives, and anthropology. She holds a BA in Film Production, specializing in Directing, from Dar Al-Kalima University (2021). Rana has directed three short documentaries: Cinema Al Amal (2024), Wadi Foquin 2021-Deir Hanna 1981 (2021), and El-Halabiyeh(2021), all of which have been showcased at national and international film festivals. El-Halabiyeh won the Audience Award for Best Film at the Davis Feminist Film Festival.
Rana is a founding member of the Palestinian Production Directory and worked as the audiovisual content creator for the Palestinian Museum (2022-2023). She is also involved in the Oral History
Project with the Cultural Symposium Club in Hebron and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Creative Practice at Atlantic Technological University in Galway, Ireland.

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