Underplayed Gems

حفنة تراب (2008)

حفنة تراب poster
Directed by
Sahera Dirbas
Genre
documentary film
Country
Palestine
Runtime
52 min
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary traces how elderly Palestinian refugees preserve handfuls of soil from their original villages. Their memories and stories are passed down to younger generations living in Ramallah, Jordan, Syria, and Haifa.

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What happens

حفنة تراب هو فيلم وثائقي فلسطيني عُرِضَ عام 2008 في القدس من إخراج ساهرة درباس ومدته 52 دقيقة، عُرض باللغة العربية ومترجم إلى الإنجليزية، تم تصويره في حيفا والطيرة ورام الله والأردن وسوريا، يوثق الفيلم كيف انتقل التاريخ الشفوي الفلسطيني من جيل النكبة للفلسطينيين اللاجئين الذين يقنطون في رام الله والأردن وسوريا وحيفا، فما زال بعضهم حتى اليوم يحتفظون بحفنة من تراب قريتهم إلى الأجيال الجدبدة. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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