Screening · 09.05.2026
The Present
الهدية
Yusef and his young daughter set out to buy a gift for her mother on their wedding anniversary. The trip looks simple, yet it shows in depth what daily life is like under checkpoints and waiting.
The film opened season one, in collaboration with the Aflamuna screening spaces.
A short trip to a shop, and it took all the patience the father had.
About the director
Farah Nabulsi
A Palestinian British filmmaker, Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning. She began in finance before entering cinema in 2015, and now writes, produces and directs films about urgent human questions.