Notable
WORK
as a Director / Producer
Walled Citizen
Documentary - 2020
Despite living between walls and carrying one of the world’s weakest ranking passports, a Palestinian filmmaker / backpacker decides to attempt to travel the world in search for freedom.
and many other international film festivals.
Winner of the “Stories of the Invisible Youth Award” at Terra di Tutti Film Festival in Italy
Quarantine, Curfew and Videotapes
Short. Biography - 2020
Military invasions, curfews and loss were realities that the director had to deal with as a child. With the help of old family VHS tapes, Sameer revisit that traumatic past in an attempt for a reconciliation.
Labeled “Short Film Market Picks” at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, the biggest short film festival in the world.
Following the Way of Jesus
Documentary. Series - 2024
Following the Way of Jesus: A Lenten Holy Land Journey is a six-episode web-series that introduce people to the Christians of the Holy Land, the theology of Sumud and its significance through Scripture as the “way of Jesus.”
Produced by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
as an Editor
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem
Feature - 2018
Dir. Muayad Alayan
The affaire of a married Palestinian man and a married Israeli woman in Jerusalem takes a dangerous political dimension when they are spotted in the wrong place at the wrong time, leaving them to deal with more than their broken marriages.
Love, Theft and Other Entanglements
Feature - 2015
Dir. Muayad Alayan
Mousa gets into the trouble of his life when he steals the wrong car. What he thought was an Israeli car and an easy way to make money in his impoverished Palestinian refugee camp turns out to be a load of misfortune when he discovers a kidnapped Israeli soldier in the trunk.
Nominated for The Best First Feature Film Award at the Berlinale – Berlin international film festival.
as a Content Creator
I publish videos on Facebook and youTube
In 2020 I started creating Online Videos that explore topics such as global citizenship, life in Palestine and mental health as well as personal reflections.
- Won the “Creative Activism Award” by Cultures of Resistance.
- Named Artist of the Month by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK.
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