Archive: Year 2019
SHORT MATTERS
I SIGNED THE PETITION
Editor
Michael Aaglund
Sound
Dario Swade
2018
United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland
11 min
Color
Immediately after a Palestinian man signs an online petition, he is thrown into a panic-inducing spiral of self-doubt. Over the course of a conversation with an understanding friend, he analyses, deconstructs and interprets the meaning of his choice to publicly support the cultural boycott of Israel.
Director
Mahdi Fleifel is a Danish-Palestinian film director who graduated in 2009 from the UK National Film & TV School. He is the co-founder of London-based production company Nakba FilmWorks which he runs alongside Irish producer Patrick Campbell.
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