Private Project

Shattered Memory

A short documentary about the photojournalist Mahfouz Abu Turk, his memories and his archives. With his camera, Abu Turk was one of the few to document first-hand the events in the city of Jerusalem and the West Bank from the first Intifada in 1987 until the end of the nineties, putting his body on the frontline.

  • Hayat Labban
    Director
  • Mahfouz Abu Turk
    Featuring
  • Fuad Hindieh
    Cinematographer
  • Ala Aldaya
    Assistant Director
  • Ahmad Natsheh
    Sound
  • Sameer Qumsiyeh
    Editor
  • Nour AbuKamal
    Coloring
  • Sami Darwish
    Sound Mixer
  • Rawand Alayan
    Production Assistant
  • Nawal Arafat
    Poster
  • Hayat Labban
    Translate
  • Rose Kando
    Translation Editing
  • Aleksandr Shamaluev
    Music
  • Saed Andoni
    Supervisor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 3, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Palestine, State of
  • Country of Filming:
    Palestine, State of
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:4
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Dar al-Kalima University
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Prato Film Festival

    Italy
    Human Rights Best Short Film
  • DOCUMED - FESTIVAL CINEMA DOCUMENTAIRE MEDITERRANEEN

    Tunisia
    Official Selection
  • Al Awdah International Film Festival

    Palestine, State of
    Official Selection
  • Festival Ciné-Palestine "FCP"

    France
    Special Mention
  • Falastin Film Fest
    Edinburgh Scotland
    Official Selection
  • Manassat Film Festival

    Egypt
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Hayat Labban

Independent filmmaker Hayat Laban is a native of Palestine - Jerusalem
and has worked as a filmmaker.
Hayat’s work is always looking about the archive in her films and the
societal memory of the city of Jerusalem, addressing the themes of Art,
theatre, image, memory and memories and what the Jerusalemite and
Palestinian people are exposed to due to the occupation.

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