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ARTAFRICA

FEATURE / CARTHAGE FILM FESTIVAL

CARTHAGE FILM FESTIVAL / IN CONVERSATION WITH MUAYAD ALAYAN

Love, Theft and Other

Entanglements

ART AFRICA In Conversation with Muayad Alayan

Muayad Alayan is a director, cinematography & film lecturer and co-founder of PalCine Productions,

an organisation that aims to empower Palestinians by creating a sustainable, local platform for aspiring

filmmakers. Love, Theft and Other Entanglements (2015), his first feature-length film, has been nominated

for awards in Berlin, Seattle and Taipei. ART AFRICA spoke to Alayan about his love for cinema, and it’s

ability to transcend the occupation.