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UNFINISHED STORIES

( 2025 )
Special Presentations, Window on Palestine |
 
Palestine
,
France
,
Qatar
 |
 Arabic |
 20 min

About the film

A filmmaker drifts from one unfinished story to another, until war interrupts his journey and turns his own life into the final tale.

Director

Nidal Damo

Nidal Damo is a Palestinian actor and filmmaker who began his artistic career in 2001 as a theater actor. He appeared in several feature films addressing democracy and human rights before making his directorial debut with the short film “Everything’s Fine”, part of the “From Ground Zero” collection. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and other international festivals and made it to the Oscars shortlist. Most recently, Damo completed his first feature-length film, “Unfinished Stories”, portraying the lives of people in Gaza under war and blockade.

Producer

Rashid Masharawi, Laura Nikolov

Production Company

Screenplay

Cinematography

Marwan Dawood, Alaa Damo, Muhammad Alshareef

Editing

Denis Le Paven, Mohammad Nagee

Sound

Sarah Fasseur-Leroux

Cast

Contacts

International Sales: Coorigines Production, France, laura.nikolov@coorigines.fr

Producer

Rashid Masharawi, Laura Nikolov

Production Company

Screenplay

Cinematography

Marwan Dawood, Alaa Damo, Muhammad Alshareef

Editing

Denis Le Paven, Mohammad Nagee

Sound

Sarah Fasseur-Leroux

Cast

Contacts

International Sales: Coorigines Production, France, laura.nikolov@coorigines.fr

More About Film

During the war in Gaza, filmmaker Nidal tries to capture human stories born from loss and survival, yet each tale is cut short, as if the war itself severs the thread of narrative. His optimistic and resilient nature drives him to keep searching for the story that can bring a glimmer of hope to moments marked by the unknown and the absurd. But the loss of his son confronts him with a reality beyond imagination, turning him from storyteller into the story itself. Unfinished Stories is the journey of a filmmaker chasing the fragmented threads of narrative in a land that allows no endings to be complete.

Producer

Rashid Masharawi, Laura Nikolov

Cinematography

Marwan Dawood, Alaa Damo, Muhammad Alshareef

Editing

Denis Le Paven, Mohammad Nagee

Sound

Sarah Fasseur-Leroux

Contact

International Sales: Coorigines Production, France, laura.nikolov@coorigines.fr

More About Film

During the war in Gaza, filmmaker Nidal tries to capture human stories born from loss and survival, yet each tale is cut short, as if the war itself severs the thread of narrative. His optimistic and resilient nature drives him to keep searching for the story that can bring a glimmer of hope to moments marked by the unknown and the absurd. But the loss of his son confronts him with a reality beyond imagination, turning him from storyteller into the story itself. Unfinished Stories is the journey of a filmmaker chasing the fragmented threads of narrative in a land that allows no endings to be complete.