A JAFFA ORANGE

Director: MOHAMMED ALMUGHANNI

Time: 27’

Year of Production: 2023

Language: EREBÎ, INGILÎZÎ-ÎBRANÎ

Subtitle: TIRKÎ-KURDÎ

  

*In collaboration with Clermont Ferrand Film Festival

Synopsis

 

Mohammed, a young Palestinian, is desperately looking for a taxi to take him through a

checkpoint to meet his mother, who is waiting for him on the Israeli side. At the checkpoint, the driver, Farouk, discovers that Mohammed has already failed to cross the border. Trouble begins…

Biography

 

Born in Gaza in 1994, Mohammed Almughanni is a film director and screenwriter. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Film Directing from Lodz Film School in Poland. His films, focusing on racial justice and socio-political life amid wars, have garnered awards at festivals including Ji.hlava (2020), IDFA (2023) and Clermont-Ferrand (2024). Almughanni raises awareness about collateral issues faced by innocent civilians in war, including national identity and unregistered children.