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Farha was written and directed by Darin J. Sallam [1] —her first feature-length film. [9] Sallam's own family also fled from Palestine to Jordan in 1948. [ 10 ] The film is based on a true story recounted to Sallam's mother by a friend, living as a refugee in Syria , about her experience during the Nakba in which hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were expelled from their homeland. [ 5 ]
Dec 16, 2022 · Farha, the 92-minute film is inspired by the true story of a 14-year-old Palestinian girl, whose village was attacked in 1948 during the war in Palestine. The story revolves around the girl’s father sheltering her in a locked pantry during the outbreak of unrest and assuring her that he will return.
Dec 12, 2022 · The Nakba remains a form of intergenerational trauma that follows Palestinians of all ages and backgrounds everywhere – in the diaspora, historic Palestine, the West Bank, and Gaza. Farha premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 14, 2021 and was released on Netflix on Dec. 1, 2022.
Dec 6, 2023 · Farha was due to be shown at the Arnolfini gallery as part of the Bristol Palestine Film Festival in early December, but the venue issued a statement on 21 November saying it was cancelling the screening because it “could not be confident that the event would not stray into political activity.”
The film, mostly led by a team of women, is produced by Deema Azar and Ayah Jardaneh of TaleBox in Jordan and co-produced by Laika Film & Television and Chimney in Sweden. But bringing the movie to life was a long and challenging process for Sallam, who started writing the film in 2016.
Dec 7, 2022 · Set in an unnamed Palestinian village, Farha tells the true story of a 14-year-old girl during the creation of Israel in 1948—an event Palestinians call the Nakba, or “catastrophe”—in which more...
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Jan 29, 2023 · NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Darin Sallam, the director of the Netflix film Farha, about a Palestinian girl's experience when her village is attacked during the foundation of Israel in 1948.
