Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Directing
Biography
Mahasen Nasser-Eldin is a Jerusalem, Palestine-born Director. Her films tell stories of resistance and resilience in pre and post-Nakba Palestine. Mahasen graduated from Georgetown University in Washington D.C with a Master's in Arab Studies. She also holds a Master’s degree in filmmaking from Goldsmith’s College, London.
Known For
On 26 October 1929, Palestinian women launched their women’s movement in Jerusalem and protested at the British High Commissioner’s bias against Arabs in the Buraq uprising.
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
Mays is 22 years old, lives in occupied Palestine and works at the Palestinian Circus School. She is planning a life together with her Swedish boyfriend, Caspar and she intends to study at the University of Stockholm. However, the road from dream to reality is not easy. Mays is juggling between her family’s expectations and Swedish bureaucracy.
From Palestine with Love
A journey through the life of Karima Aboud, Palestine’s first professional female photographer. Using her letters and photographs the film looks at the life and work of a woman in the years before the Nakba.