Marking the 74th anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe), as Palestinians describe the 1948 war and its aftermath, Palestinian journalist and filmmaker Rami Younis tells the story of his hometown, al-Lyd in central Israel.
Rami describes what motivated him, co-director Sarah Emma Friedland and Executive Producer Roger Waters, to make what they call a science-fiction documentary about the city’s past, present, and an alternative future.
As told to producer/director Ghousoon Bisharat and cinematographer/editor Thomas Dallal.
Learn more about the film Lyd in Exile here.
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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