Mustafa Abu Ali
Awards
Filmography
- 1977Filastin fi al-ayn (Short)
- 1977Tall el Zaatar (Short)
- 1974Lays lahum wujud (Short)
- 1973Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza
- 1973Mashahid min al-ihtilal fi Ghaza (Short)
- 1972Bi-al-ruwh bi-al-dam (Short)
- 1968La lil-hall al-silmi (Short)
Director Story
Born in 1940 in Maliha, Palestine, director and producer Mustafa Abu Ali is considered one of the founders of Palestinian cinema. In 1967-1968, after studying cinema in London, he founded with filmmakers Hany Jawhariyya and Sulafa Jadallah, under the aegis of Fatah, a film unit in Amman, Jordan. In 1973, Mustafa Abu Ali contributed to the creation of the “Palestinian Cinema Group”, intended to promote the development of a Palestinian cinema that supports the national resistance. Related to the revolutionary cinema movement, Mustafa Abu Ali has directed more than thirty films throughout his career.