Shifting identity: Omar Al Qattan on making movies and promoting Arab culture
SHARE The first time that Omar Al Qattan filmed in the Palestinian territories, he was a 22-year-old on set with his mentor, the director Michel Khleifi. Happy weeks were spent scouting locations in the West Bank region in search of the perfect settings for the scenes depicted in the script in only his second visit to the birthplace of his parents. He soaked up the breathtaking scenery and filmed in a restored Ottoman fortress village surrounded by olive groves. The result was 1987's Wedding in Galilee, the first studio feature film shot in Palestine, depicting life under curfew following th...
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