RASHID MASHARAWI ON PALESTINIAN MOBILE CINEMA (MFGALAXY 015)
Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi is a maverick filmmaker of documentaries and features presenting the heartbeat of a national liberation struggle and a people’s path to democracy. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD FOR FREE SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES FOR FREE Born in 1962 in Ash-Shati refugee camp in Gaza, Rashid Masharawi is the director of several documentaries and fiction films, including Love Season, Makloubeh, Haifa, Behind the Walls, Tension, Rabab , and Curfew . He is also the winner of many international prizes, including the UNESCO Award at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival . That year, Masharawi founded the Cinema Production Centre in Ramallah, West Bank, which aims to improve and develop the Palestinian movie industry by encouraging and training young Palestinian movie-makers. An innovative artist, Masharawi created the Palestinian Mobile Cinema which has allowed thousands of children to enjoy local and international films. This edition of MF GALAXY features Minister Faust's ...