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Aug 2020
58m 58s

Making Films With A Radical Purpose With...

WAFA ALOBAIDAT
About this episode

Farah Nabulsi is a Palestinian director, writer, producer and human rights advocate. Farah’s life changed totally, after she visited Palestine and witnessed the everyday indignities that Palestinians endure. She decided to become a filmmaker and took it upon herself to shed light on the injustices meted out to Palestinians since their mass displacement in 1948. She’s also the founder of many non-profit production companies and online educational platforms covering news from the Israeli-occupied territories.
This episode reflects on Farah’s commendable journey as an artist who dons the hat of a storyteller, director and producer and brings to life gut wrenching stories of Palestinians displaced and left to die.  Farah talks about the role she plays as a mother and a woman that arms her with the skills and unending pursuance to continue writing stories that she strongly resonates with. Having  the experience and first-hand knowledge of the injustice prompted Farah to do more than give charity and sympathy as that was certainly not enough. Through her work, she aims to re-humanize the Palestinians and draw attention to the atrocities they face at the hands of their persecutors.

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