Bel Falstini (بالفلسطيني)
Qumra Projects
/ Short Documentary / Lebanon, Qatar
In Arabic, English
Rated: This film has not been rated.
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Synopsis
The tension between the promise of hope and return and the reality of permanence and moving on has impacted the lives of thousands of Palestinian refugees living in the Shatila camp. Generation after generation, the same promises of returning home linger. But with each new generation, the reality and pressure of settling in only grows stronger. This camp has its own story to tell—a landmark of this constant struggle.
This documentary will tell the story of this struggle through the architecture, how tents became concrete walls, through the mundane detail and how these details tell the story of what you don’t see, and through the families—the history of its people and the burden of their hope. Despite their pain and their struggle of being stuck in time and trying to move on, this documentary will show how Palestine is still alive in these people. They will never forget their country or where they come from. And although this creates a struggle for them and stops them from trying to move on, it gives them the hope they need to carry on.