Mohammed Sawwaf
- Director
- Editor
- Producer
A journalist, director, scenarist, and founder and manager of Alef Multimedia Company. He has been working for the past 14 years in the fields of film production and multimedia and He has received several international awards in filmmaking.
EDUCATION
MA in Modern History BA in Media Studies Diploma in Documentary Filmmaking
AWARDS The golden prize for long documentaries, Aljazeera International Film Festival, 2014 for his film '' The storyteller''. The first prize for short films was Ali AlJaber Prize for Human Rights, for his film '' I am not disabled ''. The first prize of the 'Witness to Creativity Festival' for his film '' Doha's Story'', Ramallah 2013. The first prize of the 'Freedom Festival in Gaza 2011' for his film ''Welcome to Gaza ''.
a Filmmaker and Script Writer: The Storyteller: A 92-minute documentary movie addressing the art of Palestinian storytelling and its role in maintaining Palestinian oral culture. It gained the top award in the 2015 Al Jazeera Film Festival and was translated into several languages including English, Spanish, and German. https://youtu.be/1qPNqxLyOqA
Muin Bseiso: A film addressing the life of Palestinian poet and politician, Muin Bseiso. https://youtu.be/n066-dWHUV4
Abu Halimah: A human rights film produced for Al Jazeera monitoring the life of the Abu Halimah family which suffered from the Israeli assault on Gaza in 2008. https://youtu.be/p4fD4aZEYdA
Sperm Smuggling: A 70-minute film monitoring the smuggling of semen from Israeli jails by Palestinian prisoners to their wives. It was translated into several languages. https://youtu.be/C9sjf3X44nI
Behind the Camera is a Human: A film addressing the lives of journalists in times of crisis and war in the Palestinian territories. https://youtu.be/BiEFhliBU8I
Cut Blood Vessels: A 50-minute film monitoring the lives of Gazans amid the lack of connection with the outside world. https://youtu.be/k0mWeOYCDV0
Who killed Shokri Belaid: An investigative-style film looking into the criminal assassination of the Tunisian politician, Shokri Belaid. https://youtu.be/z_mZifCsFGY
Which Rafah are you from: A humanitarian film looking into the history of the city of Rafah and the effect of the wall separating the two Palestinian and Egyptian Rafah cities on the lives of families on both sides. https://youtu.be/llfIEdQ5TGA
Patient Gaza: A film produced for Oxfam addressing the water contamination problem in the Gaza Strip. It was screened in the European Parliament and other international forums. https://youtu.be/1YnyEnAkmuI
There is Hope: A short 10-minute film monitoring the war experiences of victims of the 2014 assault on Gaza. https://youtu.be/8pT_ojl-YX8
EDUCATION
MA in Modern History BA in Media Studies Diploma in Documentary Filmmaking
AWARDS The golden prize for long documentaries, Aljazeera International Film Festival, 2014 for his film '' The storyteller''. The first prize for short films was Ali AlJaber Prize for Human Rights, for his film '' I am not disabled ''. The first prize of the 'Witness to Creativity Festival' for his film '' Doha's Story'', Ramallah 2013. The first prize of the 'Freedom Festival in Gaza 2011' for his film ''Welcome to Gaza ''.
a Filmmaker and Script Writer: The Storyteller: A 92-minute documentary movie addressing the art of Palestinian storytelling and its role in maintaining Palestinian oral culture. It gained the top award in the 2015 Al Jazeera Film Festival and was translated into several languages including English, Spanish, and German. https://youtu.be/1qPNqxLyOqA
Muin Bseiso: A film addressing the life of Palestinian poet and politician, Muin Bseiso. https://youtu.be/n066-dWHUV4
Abu Halimah: A human rights film produced for Al Jazeera monitoring the life of the Abu Halimah family which suffered from the Israeli assault on Gaza in 2008. https://youtu.be/p4fD4aZEYdA
Sperm Smuggling: A 70-minute film monitoring the smuggling of semen from Israeli jails by Palestinian prisoners to their wives. It was translated into several languages. https://youtu.be/C9sjf3X44nI
Behind the Camera is a Human: A film addressing the lives of journalists in times of crisis and war in the Palestinian territories. https://youtu.be/BiEFhliBU8I
Cut Blood Vessels: A 50-minute film monitoring the lives of Gazans amid the lack of connection with the outside world. https://youtu.be/k0mWeOYCDV0
Who killed Shokri Belaid: An investigative-style film looking into the criminal assassination of the Tunisian politician, Shokri Belaid. https://youtu.be/z_mZifCsFGY
Which Rafah are you from: A humanitarian film looking into the history of the city of Rafah and the effect of the wall separating the two Palestinian and Egyptian Rafah cities on the lives of families on both sides. https://youtu.be/llfIEdQ5TGA
Patient Gaza: A film produced for Oxfam addressing the water contamination problem in the Gaza Strip. It was screened in the European Parliament and other international forums. https://youtu.be/1YnyEnAkmuI
There is Hope: A short 10-minute film monitoring the war experiences of victims of the 2014 assault on Gaza. https://youtu.be/8pT_ojl-YX8
