Synopsis

When a nation-wide uprising breaks out in 1987, a woman in Gaza must make a choice between love, family and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement that forces the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination for the first time.
Naila and the Uprising chronicles the remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh whose story weaves through the most vibrant, nonviolent mobilization in Palestinian history – the First Intifada in the late 1980s.

“The smart direction and tech work are as straight-arrow and
determined as the protagonist.”
The Hollywood Reporter

“Julia Bacha’s moving film which combines stirring archival footage,
thoughtful interviews and evocative animation is a fitting tribute to
the women who still struggle for a fully democratic Palestinian state .
. . and their rightful place in that state.”
Huffington Post

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