19 min
Omar Robert Hamilton
Short Fiction
2013 - Egypt, Palestine, Qatar, UK
North American Premiere

Featuring Maya Abu Alhayyat, Kais Nashif, Hussam Ghosheh, Salwa Nakkara

Directed by Omar Robert Hamilton (founding member of the Mosireen Collective in Cairo) and starring Kais Nashif (Paradise Now), the film tells the story of a man's tormented return to Palestine. On his journey through the country he relives the trauma of his past and the motivation that sent him to America - a better life for his unborn child; and faces the guilt of leaving his activist brother behind along with his responsibility to remain and confront the occupation.

Rotterdam International Film Festival (2013): Winner of Prix UIP Rotterdam (European Short Film); Nominated for Tiger Award Short Film

Screened with Infiltrators