Roshmia
Spring Grant 2014 - Post-Production Stage
Salim Abu Jabal / Feature Documentary / Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Syria, Qatar / 2014 / 70 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Creative Documentary
Synopsis
Since 1956, when he became a refugee from downtown Haifa’s Wadi Alsaleeb neighbourhood, 80-year-old Yousef has lived with his wife Amna, a refugee from Yasoor, in a shack in Roshmia Valley. Life is quiet until the Municipality of Haifa plans to build a road across the valley to connect the Mediterranean to Mount Karmel – which will mean the couple’s shack will be demolished, forcing them to find a new home. Their sponsor, acting as middle man between them and the municipality, attempts to negotiate compensation for them, but this will lead to tension among the three individuals.
Credits
- Screenwriter
- Salim Abu Jabal
- Producer
- Salim Abu Jabal
- Production Company
- Boujabel Productions
About the Director
Salim Abu Jabal was born in the occupied Golan Heights in 1971, and has worked in cinema and television as a production manager and casting director on several Palestinian and international films. He has also worked as a writer, journalist, critic and producer.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
IDFA 2015, Panorama
Arab Film Festival 2016
Latin Arab Fest 2016, Arab Features Competition
Boston-Palestine Film Festival
Malmo Arab Film Festival
International 1001 Documentary Film Festival
Al Jazeera Documentary Film Festival 2015
DC Palestinia
Jury Prize, Dubai International Film Festival 2014 , Muhr Feature (WP)
Grand Prix du Documentaire, Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Tétouan 2015
Best Documentary, Open Eyes Award, Medfilm Festival 2015