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Netflix film collection focuses on 'beauty, agony' of life in Palestine

by REUTERS

West Bank, Palestine Oct 14, 2021 - 4:42 pm GMT+3
The Netflix logo is displayed at Netflix's Los Angeles headquarters in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Oct. 7, 2021. (Getty Images via AFP)
The Netflix logo is displayed at Netflix's Los Angeles headquarters in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Oct. 7, 2021. (Getty Images via AFP)
by REUTERS Oct 14, 2021 4:42 pm
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Netflix has compiled a powerful film collection titled "Palestinian Stories” featuring 32 award-winning films either directed by Palestinian filmmakers or tell Palestinian stories, the company said in a press release Tuesday.

Many of the films tell stories of Palestinian life in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, territory Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war and which Palestinians seek for a future independent state.

Palestinian director Ameen Nayfeh says he felt proud after bringing to life through film his personal struggle in crossing an Israeli military checkpoint to visit his dying grandfather. But he didn't expect his short film to have a wide audience.

That all changed for Nayfeh on Thursday, when Netflix launched the film collection, the first of its kind by a major streaming service, that includes his award-winning short "The Crossing."

Israel maintains military checkpoints in the West Bank, citing security concerns. Palestinians say the roadblocks severely restrict their mobility throughout the territory.

"This is why we make films because we want our stories to travel, we want people to know about us,” Nayfeh, 33, told Reuters.

"Now when you type Palestine in the search button on Netflix, you will see so many different titles that you can watch. Before, when I would type Palestine I would get Israeli titles,” he said.

"The diversification of our content sits close to my heart as Netflix works to become the home of Arabic cinema,” said Nuha El Tayeb, a spokesperson for Netflix.

Before filmmakers, Palestinian musicians began reaping the benefits of streaming to a global audience after Spotify launched its music streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018.

Netflix has made the new collection of Palestinian films available to all customers, the company said.

Huda al-Imam, an actress in the Oscar-nominated film "Ave Maria," which is also featured in Netflix's Palestinian collection, said it would expand the reach of Palestinian stories.

"Thanks to Netflix, now Palestinian stories and Palestinian life with its beauty and agony will be shown all around the world," al-Imam said.

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