The DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival (DCPFAF) is a non-profit, volunteer-run annual film festival established in 2011 that showcases the work of Palestinian filmmakers and artists in Palestine and in diaspora, showcasing the range and complexity of Palestinian identities and narratives.
Background In 2011, a group of three women founded the DCPFAF to create a platform for the artistic creativity of Palestinians, primarily through film but also through visual art, music, and other mediums. The DCPFAF launched in 2011.
2015 DCPFAF Program The Wanted 18, by Amer Shomali and Paul Cowan My Love Awaits Me by the Sea, by Mais Darwazah Giraffada, by Rani Massalha Hamule, by Mauricio Misle Roshmia, by Salim Abu Jabal Pioneer High, by Nun wa Zaytun, by Emtiaz Diab The Living of the Pigeons, by Baha' AbuShanab Villa Touma, by Suha Arraf Mars at Sunrise, by Jessica Habie The Book of Disappearance: Arabic Literary Program with Ibtisam Azem Layering Identities: From Architectural Heritage to Writing with Suad Amiry Musical performance by Rahim AlHaj and the Wanees Zarour Ensemble Photojournalism in Gaza with Eman Mohammed
2014 DCPFAF Program Condom Lead, Tarzan and Arab Nasser Gaza 36mm, by Khalil Al Mozayen A World Not Ours, by Mahdi Fleifel Cinema Palestine, by Tim Schwab and Majdi El-Omari Where Should the Birds Fly, by Fida Qishta Omar, by Hany Abu-Assad May in the Summer, by Cherien Dabis Horizon, by Zain Duraie Yalla to the Moon, by Jacqueline Reem Salloum and Suhell Nafar Leaving Oslo, by Yazan Khalili From Ramallah, by Assem Nasser Message to Obama, by Muhannad Salahat Journey of a Sofa, by Alaa Al Ali Apartment 10/14, by Tarzan and Arab Nasser Interference, by Amin Nayfeh Oslo Syndrome, by Ayman Azraq Twenty Handshakes for Peace, by Mahdi Fleifel Long War, by Asma Ghanem The Huda Asfour Quartet Lena Seikaly and Trio Stories for Justice, Visualizing Palestine exhibit
2013 DCPFAF Program When I Saw You, by Annemarie Jacir Where Should the Birds Fly? by Fida Qishta When Monaliza Smiled, by Fadi Haddad Infiltrators, by Khaled Jarrar Lyrics Revolt with Shannon Farhoud, Ahlene Ramadan, Melanie Fridgant, Rana Khaled Al Khatib
2012 DCPFAF Program The Last Friday Man Without a Cell Phone Nukayba Gaza: Tunnels to Nowhere Uncle Nashaat Palestinian Innovators: Love Under Apartheid with Tanya Keilani, Mousa Kraish, and Huda Asfour Yousef Erakat of FouseyTube
2011 DCPFAF Program This is My Picture When I Was Dead, by Mahmoud Al Massad Kingdom of Women, by Dahna Abourahme From Palestine With Love, by Mahasen Nasser-Eldin Samia, by Mahasen Nasser-Eldin The Time That Remains, by Elia Suleiman Diaries, by May Odeh Yousef Erakat of FouseyTube Mustafa Staiti of the Freedom Theatre
Further reading Gaul, Anny and Nour Joudah. "Film and its Voices: The DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival." Jadaliyya, October 8, 2011.
See also
Boston Palestine Film Festival Chicago Palestine Film Festival Cinema of Palestine List of Palestinian films List of film festivals
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External links Official Website