Reviews and Interviews
“Don't Cry” – A Dreamlike Odyssey through Conflict and Reconciliation
Hisham Zreiq's animated short film, "Don't Cry," is a visual masterpiece that ventures into the realm of human emotions and cultural conflict. Set against the ethereal backdrop of a celestial lake, the film narrates a seemingly impossible encounter between a Palestinian girl, a Palestinian man, and an Israeli woman. The meeting ignites a clash between the man and the woman, grounded in their shared past. As the girl endeavors to mediate, the film raises the question: is it possible to bridge the chasm that divides them?
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Goddess Asherah Project – “The land of Joy”
Hisham Zreiq is a Palestinian visual artist and film maker living in Germany. He is also an electronic musician and the Goddess Asherah Project is his outlet of experimenting with ambient soundscapes which in essence could be a soundtrack for one of his movies. August has seen the release of the album The land of Joy, which contains thirteen instrumental tracks.
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Don't Cry - Review
A film like this is now as important as ever, as it highlights how, in the conflict, the most vulnerable groups of people are the ones who suffer the most.
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Hisham Zreiq - Artist of the month
In both his art and films, Zreiq reflects what he sees and what he experiences in a very powerful and emotional way. One of the best examples is the documentary, The Sons of Eilaboun, about the massacre, expulsion, and return of the residents of a small Palestinian village in the Galilee. But it is a kind of a personal film as well; a film that tells a story that influenced Zreiq’s life, even though it happened twenty years before he was born.
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Movie Review: The Sons of Eilaboun
“Sons of Eilaboun was funded by the director, and this actually made me respect it more. After watching some clips of the movie, I came to like it even more. To me it was the first movie I have watched about the Nakba that was done by a person who had to live its consequences; it gave me a rare look into that era of history. It also talked about the Christian villages that were destroyed during the creation of Israel, something that is rare and unusual among Nakba movies.”
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Remembering the Sons of Eilaboun
Sons of Eilaboun is a story of one small village in the Galilee, one village among many. It is a story of one massacre, one massacre among many. It is a story of a small community that is tormented and traumatized for generations. Sons of Eilaboun is, in fact, the story of Palestine.
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HISHAM ZREIQ, DIRECTOR OF 'DON'T CRY'
As one of the leading voices in Palestinian independent cinema, Hisham Zreiq is a multi-talented artist whose films elegantly tread the delicate balance between the political and the personal. From his earliest works as a graphic designer and animator, Zreiq has always held a keen interest in portraying narratives that are profoundly rooted in his own experiences and cultural heritage.
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Quotes about Hisham Zreiq's work