Mahmoud Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for his works. Darwish used Palestine as a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile.
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as SelfA three-chapter (Hell, Purgatory and Paradise) meditation on the city of Sarajevo in the wake of...
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as Self (archive footage)Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national...
Movie pageMahmoud Darwish: As the Land Is the Language
as SelfAccompanying from a place to another the poet who spent years in exile far from his native land...
Movie pageWrite Down, I Am an Arab
as Self (archive footage)"Write Down, I am an Arab" tells the story of Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian national poet and...
Movie pagePalestinian Identity
as SelfIn 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon and occupied its capital, Beirut. The film is a rare example of...
Movie pagePieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams
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