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Dancing Palestine

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© Lamees Almakkawy

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Synopsis

As the Palestinian identity continues to be threatened with erasure, Palestinians turn to their folk dance, the dabke, to assert their existence. Ultimately, they dance because they love life, and insist on living it.

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Shorts
Running Time
37 min 2 sec
Director
Lamees Almakkawy
Producer
Lamees Almakkawy
Editor
Lamees Almakkawy
Director of Photography
Cinematographers: Lamees Almakkawy, Grace Long Yung Yu, Ang Li, Keran Zhou, Simon Emilio Gutierrez, Daer Ding, Yash Zhang
Principal Cast
Ahmed Najar, Sarah Amawi, Fares Farraj, Zeina Zkeih

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 9th December 2024

Production Company

University College London
Gower St,
London
WC1E 6BT
http://www.ucl.ac.uk

Lamees Almakkawy
lamees.almakkawy.21@ucl.ac.uk

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Lamees Almakkawy
lamees.almakkawy.21@ucl.ac.uk