El-Halabiyeh

On the night before her heart operation in the hospital, the grandmother of Aleppo origin opens the doors of memory for her Palestinian granddaughter wide to tell us important details about the most prominent moments of her life in Aleppo, Jaffa and Hebron. So these memories, songs and tales of hope become a spell of love that wraps the granddaughter’s heart.

  • Rana Abushkhaidem
    Director
    Cinema El-Amal
  • Hind Abushkhadim
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    الحلبية
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 17, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Palestine, State of
  • Country of Filming:
    Palestine, State of
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Dar Al-Kalima University
  • Davis Feminist Film Festival
    California
    United States
    May 20, 2023
    North America Premiere
    Audience Awards Selection
Director Biography - Rana Abushkhaidem

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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