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Go topCleveland Palestine Film Festival
Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/07/2026
4:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Location
Lakewood Civic Auditorium
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Cost:
28.52 USD
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Palestinian American Heritage Society
Power selection of films centering Palestinian voices, stories, and culture through cinema and conversation.
Welcome to the 2026 Cleveland Palestine Film Festival! Join us at Lakewood Civic Auditorium for a cinematic celebration of Palestinian culture and storytelling. Immerse yourself in a diverse selection of films that capture the beauty, resilience, and complexity of Palestine. From thought-provoking documentaries to captivating dramas, this festival offers a unique opportunity to explore the rich cinematic landscape of Palestine. Don’t miss this chance to experience the power of storytelling through film. Enjoy our beautifully curated vendors, films, and a Q&A Discussion!
SHORTS
Don’t Be Long, Little Bird (2025) – Reem Jubran
I Know You Can Hear Me (2025) – Yousef Salhi
FEATURES
Palestine 36 (2025) – Annemarie Jacir
It Must Be Heavan (2025) – Elia Suleiman
Agenda:
Doors Open
Welcome! Enjoy our specially curated vendors with artisan crafts, drink, and snacks. Vendors will be open throughout the night.
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Welcome & Introduction
Take your seats, opening remarks.
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Don’t Be Long, Little Bird (Short)
A rebellious, spirited young woman named Rima accidentally travels through time to 1930s Palestine, where she spends a few days with a similarly spirited young woman…her great-grandmother when she was her age. Rima desperately looks for a way home, aka the present, the place she originally desired to escape from.
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Palestine 36 (Feature)
1936. As villages across Mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.
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Intermission
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Panel Discussion
Reem Jubran
Reem Jubran, director of Don’t Be Long, Little Bird, will be in a moderated discussion about her film.
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I Know You Can Hear Me (Short)
After Salim is released from prison after twenty years, he stays alone at home, haunted by nightmares, while Cosette tries to reconnect with him and understand why he’s isolating himself, hoping to help him face his past and rebuild their relationship. Will she succeed?
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It Must Be Heaven (Feature)
Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life turns into a comedy of errors: however far he travels, from Paris to New York.
