Esam, a young Arab war refugee who lives in Tel Aviv, makes his living as a male prostitute. His physical pleasures, which make him forget his hunger, remind him constantly of his childhood memories in his home village.
Tawfik Abu Wael was born in the Palestinian town of Um El-Fahim in Israel, in 1976. He graduated from Tel Aviv University, where he studied film directing, and worked in the film archive from 1996 to 1998. He taught drama at the Hassan Arafe School in Jaffa from 1997 to 1999.
Tawfik Abu Wael -- 14', Arabic with English Subtitles (Palestine: 2001)
A collection of short films produced by the Institute of Modern Media, Al-Quds University, and George Khleifi.
Nada El-Yassir left the field of neurophysiology for cinema. Her work ranges from fiction to documentary to experimental. She presently lives in Nazareth.
Tawfik Abu Wael was born in the Palestinian town of Um El-Fahim in Israel, in 1976. He graduated from Tel Aviv University, where he studied film directing, and worked in the film archive from 1996 to 1998. He taught drama at the Hassan Arafe School in Jaffa from 1997 to 1999.
Ismael Habbash, Nada El-Yassir, Tawfiq Abu Wael, Najwa Najjar and Abdel Salam Shehadeh -- 58' (Palestine: 2001)
East Jerusalem in the year 2000. Palestinians wait… for the Messiah, Godot, or Saladin? What's the difference? The film shows the lives of Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem under occupation, without the most elementary rights, despite being considered citizens of Israel.
Tawfik Abu Wael was born in the Palestinian town of Um El-Fahim in Israel, in 1976. He graduated from Tel Aviv University, where he studied film directing, and worked in the film archive from 1996 to 1998. He taught drama at the Hassan Arafe School in Jaffa from 1997 to 1999.
Tawfik Abu Wael -- 53' (Palestine: 2001)
