Three Promises الوعود الثلاثة (Yusuf Srouji)
Date: Sunday, May 26th
Time: 6pm
Genre: Documentary, Family
Year of Release: 2023
Original Language(s): Arabic, English
TRT: 61m
The story revolves around three critical moments when Suha negotiates her family's safety with God amid the abandonment of dear friends, her son's fleeting childhood, her daughter's mistrust, and directly facing her own mortality.
About the filmmaker
Yusuf Srouji is a first time documentary filmmaker and longtime storyteller. His work centres around understanding the dynamics of occupation in Palestine and community resilience. He holds a Master of Development Practice from UC Berkeley and hopes to use his skills to aid and empower marginalised communities in the SWANA region. Yousef spent the first part of his childhood in Palestine, then relocated to Qatar with his family in the midst of the Second Intifada.