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Ramallah Stories – How Delicious (2013)

Duration: 03:57    Category: International, Mini   Opportunity: Stories

A lovely old Armenian couple runs a pastry shop in Ramallah. She bosses him around but always with a smile and an nice word. The yellow canary may be in a cage but it keeps singing.

This film is part of a collection of four short documentaries offering original insight into the identity of Ramallah. How Delicious was made in Palestine during an eight day documentary workshop organised by the British Council and in collaboration with Scottish Documentary Institute and the young Palestinian Filmmakers Society.

Screening Formats: Digi-Beta, DVD

Highlights:
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Encounters 2013 (UK)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Transeuropa 2013 (Poland)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – ReFrame Peterborough International Film Festival 2014 (Canada)

Compilation Screened at:
Yogyakarta Documentary Film Festival 2013 (Indonesia)
EcransMed 2104 (Canada)

Links:
British Council Website
Young Palestinian Filmmakers Society Website

To arrange a screening please contact: festivals@scotdoc.com

 

Director: Mahmoud Al-khawaja
Camera / Assistant Director: : Samah Alkhawaja
Sound / Producer: Abdallah Ma'atouq
Editor: Anis Barghouti
Executive Producers: Noe Mendelle & Flore Cosquer
British Council Palestine: Suha Khuffash & Haneen Tartir
Young Palestinian Filmmakers Society: Anis Barghouti & Isra Odeh

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