Qasim Hawl began as a filmmaker affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He began his filmmaking career in 1971. In addition to documentary work, Hawl was among the few Palestinian filmmakers of his generation who also worked in fiction filmmaking.
Filmography
Cultural Identity (al-Huwwiyya al-Thiqafiyya) Documentary (Lebanon, 1984)
Return to Haifa (‘Aa’id ila Hayfa) Feature Fiction, (Lebanon, 1982)
Lebanon, Tel al-Za’tar (Lubnan, Tel al-Za’tar) Documentary, (Lebanon,1978)
Our Small Homes (Boyutina al-Saqirah) Documentary, (1974)
The Guns Will Not Be Silent (Lan Taskut al-Banadiq) Documentary, (Lebanon, 1973)
Qassan Kanafani, The Word as a Gun (Qassan Kanafani, al-Kalimah al-Bundughiyyeh) Documentary, (Lebanon, 1973)
Why We Plant Flowers, Why We Carry Arms (Limadha Nazra’ al-Ward, Limadha Nahmil al-Silah) Documentary, (Lebanon, 1973)
al-Nahr al-Barid (al-Nahr al-Barid) Documentary, (Lebanon, 1971)
