Synopsis
A Palestinian schoolteacher struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with the chance of a new relationship with volunteer-worker Lisa and his emotional support for one of his students Adam.
Directors' Biography
Farah Nabulsi is an Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning Palestinian British filmmaker, born, raised and educated in the UK. She left the corporate world in 2016 to start working in the film industry as a writer & producer of short fiction films, exploring topics that matter to her. This includes Today They Took My Son, endorsed by renowned British Director Ken Loach, screened at the United Nations and officially selected to top-tier international film festivals.
The Present, her directorial debut, which she also co-wrote and produced, stars renowned actor Saleh Bakri. It premiered at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2020 and won the cov…
