Boston Palestine Film Festival 2008

Part of the six-part documentary series Chronicles of the Refugee, “Identity without a Homeland” debates the formation of the Palestinian identity since the Nakba. How is the Palestinian identity transmitted to new generations of refugees? How important are the camps to preserving Palestinian identity? How does citizenship and immigration affect the Palestinian identity? Shapiro, Issa and Mansour interview Palestinian refugees from over 25 countries.

Adam Shapiro is co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement, and has previously made the documentaries About Baghdad (05), Darfur Diaries (06), Becoming Nadya (07) and Nowhere to Flee (07).
Perla Issa is a Palestinian from Lebanon, who recently produced a short documentary on Nahr Al-Bared (07). She also worked with Shapiro on the documentary Nowhere to Flee (07) and was part of the team that produced the documentary series, Arabs and Terrorism (07).
Aseel Mansour is an independent Palestinian filmmaker from Jordan. His filmography includes: Little Feet (06); Nightmares of Reality, (03) co-director; and Alert Guns (04).

Trailer: Chronicles of a Refugee Preview