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In Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem, water flows through the pipes only once every few weeks. This short chronicles everyday life without water. It depicts one way that the Nakba is just an event that is remembered and commemorated but how it is actually ongoing.


About the Filmmaker:

Mohammad Al-Azza is a refugee from the village of Beit Jibreen who was born and lives in Aida Refugee Camp. He is an award-winning documentarian and photographer, and he is the director of the Arts & Media Unit of Lajee Center in Aida Refugee Camp, Palestine. In this capacity, he helps youth to produce photography and vide oprojects. His first documentary, Ali Wall, won the Global Jury Prize of the It Is Apartheid Film Contest (2010), and his documentary Everyday Nakba (2011) has been screened in numerous festivals and mobilized an international movement to improve access to clean water in Aida Refugee Camp and other Palestinian communities. His award-winning photography on media representation, refugee rights, and popular protest has exhibited in Palestine, France, and the United States, among other places.

  • Year
    2011
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    Arabic
  • Country
    Palestine
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    Mohammad Al-Azza