My Neighbourhood

Synopsis

My Neighbourhood follows Palestinian teenager Mohammed El Kurd as half of his home in East Jerusalem is taken over by Jewish settlers. When Israeli activists arrive to protest the takeover alongside Palestinian residents, Mohammed comes of age in the face of unrelenting tension and unexpected cooperation in his backyard.

Director Biography

Julia is a media strategist and award-winning filmmaker whose work has been exhibited at Sundance, Tribeca, Berlin, Jerusalem, and Dubai and broadcast on the BBC, HBO, Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya television channels. She has strategically used film to highlight under documented stories from the Middle East.