Film

Palestine in the Eye

1977 · 28m · Documentary

Palestine in the Eye chronicles the profound impact of Hani Jawharieh’s death for the PLO Film Unit. The film reflects on his life through interviews with family, colleagues, and his own cinematography, including the moment of his death while filming for the Unit in 1976. Although the film has later been attributed to Mustafa Abu Ali, the Unit’s method of work was to describe everyone as a collective of “workers,” and we see this in the film titles, which collectively list the names of all those who participated as a non-hierarchical collective. Through this reflection on Jawharieh, we are offered an understanding of the workings of the Palestine Film Unit and its international connections.

Hani Jawharieh

Self

• Mustafa Abu AliDirector

Release date

January 1, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

Arabic

Runtime

28m

Genres

Documentary