Reflections from Palestine during Covid-19(HKAFF 2020)

Director: Yousef Nateel, Mohamed Jabaly, Rozeen Bisharat and Juna Suleiman, Sameer Qumsiyeh, Laila Abbas, Najwa Najjar, Bilai Alkhatib, Ihab Jadallah, Majdi El-Omari, Maha Haj, Mohamed Harb, Dima Abu Ghoush, Muayad Alayan

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected lives across the globe. Unable to film on traditional film sets, filmmakers have been forced to come up with fresh, creative ways to tell their stories. Filmlab Palestine, an organisation that aims to support young Palestinian filmmakers and their film industry, has compiled this inspiring collection of 13 short films that capture the Palestinian perspective of this trying time. These films and visual essays convey the broad range of emotions that come with living under lockdown as well as the artists’ views on how this health crisis has further escalated the complicated political situation in the volatile region.