Netflix features fresh collection of Palestinian movies
Palestinians are thrilled with a Netflix collection of Palestinian stories that sheds light on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from a Palestinian perspective for the first time.
The US streaming giant Netflix launched a collection of 32 award-winning movies and documentaries produced by Palestinian filmmakers on Oct. 14. Palestinians praised the move for introducing global audiences to the Palestinian-made drama and the Palestinian narrative of the conflict with Israel.
The move comes as Israeli drama series on Netflix have gained much popularity. The Israeli series “Fauda,” “Our Boys,” and “Shtisel,” were featured among the 30 best international TV shows of the decade between 2010 and 2020 according to the New York Times. Another drama series, “Be’Tipul,” is also hitting airwaves globally.
Netflix’s trove of Palestinian films includes a number of nominated and award-winning films, such as “A Man Returned” by Palestinian-Danish director Mahdi Fleifel, and “The Crossing,” produced and directed by May Odeh.
“Like Twenty Impossibles,” written and directed by Annemarie Jacir, is the first short film from the Arab world to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival, and it was also one of the finalists in the Oscars.
