Palestinian architect Elias Khuri tells the story of a home he designed around 12 olive trees in the Galilee village al-Mashhad, and how Palestinian architectural heritage compelled him to harmonize this home with the Palestinian landscape.
As told to producer/director Ghousoon Bisharat and cinematographer/editor Thomas Dallal.
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Shu al-Qusa/What’s the Story is a video series by Ghousoon Bisharat and Thomas Dallal that illuminates Palestinian life and politics through intimate first-person interviews with Palestinians. View the series here.
Ghousoon Bisharat
Ghousoon Bisharat is an experienced journalist and producer, as well as a strategic communications and international cooperation expert. She has more than 20 years of experience working with leading international broadcast news outlets and the European Union.
Thomas Dallal
Thomas Dallal is an award-winning photojournalist and cinematographer currently based in Haifa. His photographs have appeared in leading international newspapers and magazines thousands of times over three decades, including The New York Times and Der Spiegel among many others and his cinematography work has been broadcast by Aljazeera Documentary.
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