Kings and Extras: Digging for a Palestinian Image (2026)

0.0/10 62 min Documentary

Overview

The films in the PLO Media Unit were supposed to show a self-determined image of Palestinian reality – and they went missing during the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982. In a « road movie » from Palestine to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, director Azza El-Hassan follows the contradicting and confusing clues as to the whereabouts of the lost archive.

Cast

Azza El-Hassan

Herself

Mustafa Abu Ali

The Believer

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