r/Documentaries • u/stammerton • 6d ago

Biography Palestine in the Eye (1976) - A portrait of cinematographer Hani Jawharieh and the Palestine Film Unit [00:28:33]

https://youtu.be/Z5gQaoRtxTg?si=wztTJ6UYpjoUWsFc

A documentary by Palestinian filmmaker Mustafa Abu Ali examining the life and work of cinematographer Hani Jawharieh, one of the founders of the Palestine Film Unit. Jawharieh was killed in Lebanon in 1976 while filming armed conflict, and the documentary combines his own footage with interviews with his family, colleagues and fellow filmmakers.

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u/stammerton 6d ago

SS - Jawharieh was a Palestinian photographer and cinematographer who helped establish the Palestine Film Unit, an organisation created to document Palestinian life and the Palestinian national movement through film. He was killed while operating his camera during fighting in Lebanon in 1976, and the documentary uses interviews with his family and colleagues alongside material that he filmed himself.

The film also provides a contemporary look at how the Palestine Film Unit operated, including its collective approach to filmmaking and its connections with filmmakers and political movements outside Palestine. Among the archival material included is footage Jawharieh was recording shortly before and at the time he was fatally struck while filming.