I Am From Palestine | Award-Winning Short Animation (full) | Rifk Books

Award-winning children’s animation about the Palestinian-American experience in K-12 schools. Synopsis: As Saamidah, a young Palestinian-American girl, anxiously starts her first day of school, she finds her identity in question when faced with a world map that doesn’t include her homeland. 2023 Film Festivals - Official Selections: World Premiere: RiverRun International Film Festival Chicago Palestine Film Festival - Closing night short Inca Imperial International Film Festival Arab Film Festival @ Arab American National Museum Leeds Palestinian Film Festival San Diego International Film Festival Spark Micro-Short Film Festival Muslim Film Festival Huntington Beach Cultural Film Festival Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival Palestinian Refugees Film Festival Portland Film Festival: Will Vinton Award CAST & CREW: Directed by: Iman Zawahry Produced by: Rifk Ebeid Animated by: Lamaa Jawhari Additional animation by: Fadia Jaradat Music composition by: Abed Hathot, Akram Haddad Songs by: El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe Edited by: Grace Ibrahim Trailer edited by: Maximillian Layland Sound Design by: Barbaros Kaynak Written by: Rifk Ebeid, Iman Zawahry Story Consultation: Paul Seetachitt Starring: Jannah Ebeid (Saamidah), Aizzah Fatima (Teacher), Waseem Alzer (Baba) Based off the book: Baba What Does My Name Mean? A Journey to Palestine, Written by Rifk Ebeid, Illustrated by Lamaa Jawhari Inquiries: info (at) rifkbooks (dot) com Instagram: @