Kings and Extras: Digging for a Palestinian Image (2026)
The films in the PLO Media Unit were supposed to show a self-determined image of Palestinian reality – and they went missing during the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982. In a « road movie » from Palestine to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, director Azza El-Hassan follows the contradicting and confusing clues as to the whereabouts of the lost archive.
Director: Azza El-Hassan
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Azza El-Hassan as Herself |
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Khadijeh Habashneh Abu Ali as The Believers |
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Mousa Maragha as The Optimist |
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Omar Rashide as The Guardian |
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Hiba Jawharia as The Child |
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Adnan Emdianate as The Pessimist |
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Mustafa Abu Ali as The Believer |
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Qais Al-Zubaidi as The Thinker |
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Abu Nahid as The Teacher |
| Directing | Azza El-Hassan | Director |
| Writing | Azza El-Hassan | Writer |
| Sound | Moncef Taleb | Sound |
| Sound | Hanna Abu Seh'deh | Sound |
| Sound | Ibrahim Shishani | Sound |
| Editing | Gladys Joujou | Editor |
| Editing | Octavio Iturbe | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Philip Scheffner | Additional Editing |
| Production | Meike Martens | Producer |
| Production | Heino Deckert | Producer |
| Sound | Philip Scheffner | Music |
| Sound | Lili Boniche | Music |
| Sound | Rabih Abou-Khalil | Music |
| Production | Mona Darwazah | Production Manager |
| Production | Tamer Abdullah | Production Manager |
| Production | Siwar Zarkaly | Production Manager |
| Production | Jihad Araf | Production Manager |
| Production | Jihad Sahnaz | Production Manager |
| Production | Meike Martens | Production Manager |