Elia Suleiman

The Doha Film Institute has appointed Palestinian director Elia Suleiman as its artistic advisor, in a clear sign that the Doha Film Festival, which it runs, is rethinking its identity after recently severing ties with Tribeca. “First and foremost, Elia’s bedrock credentials as a greatly admired director are invaluable to DFI in its mission to... Read more »Read Full Story

THE TIME THAT REMAINS is a humorous, heartbreaking film composed of elegantly stylized autobiographical episodes from the life of writer/director Elia Suleiman. The film explores life among the Israeli Arab community, and is shot largely in homes and places in which Suleiman's family once lived. Inspired by his father's diaries, letters his mother sent to family members who had fled the Israeli occupation, and the director's own recollections, the film spans from 1948 until the present...Read Full Story

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The Time That Remains is a humorous, heartbreaking film composed of elegantly stylized autobiographical episodes from the life of writer/director Elia Suleiman. The film explores life among the Israeli Arab community, and is shot largely in homes and places in which Suleiman's family once lived. Inspired by his father's diaries, letters his mother sent to family members who had fled the Israeli occupation, and the director's own recollections, the film spans from 1948 until the present...Read Full Story

Middle East Intl. Film Festival: Palestinian director opens up about his influences -- Elia Suleiman is something of a contradiction. The 49-year-old is, along with "Paradise Now" director Hany Abu-Assad, the most prominent of Palestinian directors working today, yet he has only made three features.Read Full Story