Asmahan Bkerat

An intimate look into the complex dynamics, of a close-knit three-generational Bedouin-Palestinian family, and their pet sheep as they navigate the increasing hostility they face from their non-nomadic neighbors, they struggle to hold on to their lifestyle and tradition, under the constant threat of displacement.

Bio

Asmahan Bkerat is a Palestinian-Jordanian documentary filmmaker. She started her career as a photographer and social justice advocate. Bkerat’s first short documentary “Badrya'' won the Jury Prize for Best MiniDoc at the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. She is currently directing /Producing  her first feature documentary “CONCRETE LAND” and producing the feature doc “HARVEST MOON”, and “IF THESE STONES COULD TALK”. Asmahan is also working on establishing a Documentary Association and collective for the MENA region. She is an alumna of Sundance, Hot Docs, IDFA, Thessaloniki, DFI, SDI, The Whickers, The American Film Showcase, Cannes Docs, Dhaka Doc Lab, DMZ, Doc Edge, AIDC, and IMS.