Sawsan Qaoud
Palestine, Qatar (World Premiere)

About the Film
A Palestinian-Russian family survives the war in Gaza only to face a new exile in Russia, where silence replaces explosions, but the inner war endures. The film captures displacement, trauma, and resilience through an intimate lens of identity and survival.

Year: 2025
Director: Sawsan Qaoud
Writer: Sawsan Qaoud, Natalie Jubeh
Producer: Mehdi Bekkar
Cinematography: Amgad Reyad
Sound: Waleed Hashem
Editing: Ahmad Badran
Coloring: Monika Jakutovic

Sawsan Qaoud is a Palestinian filmmaker and producer from Nablus. She holds a master’s in TV Production from Moscow and Cardiff Universities. Founder of Mashahid for Art and Film Production (2013), she explores Palestinian identity, culture, and social issues through authentic, human-centered documentaries.