Ameen Nayfeh: “I wanted to put the audience into this journey…how it is today to live in Palestine” – Boston Palestine Film Festival

https://bostonpalestinefilmfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SDBpRXrQ-1024x681.jpeg 1024 681Boston Palestine Film FestivalBoston Palestine Film Festivalhttps://bostonpalestinefilmfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SDBpRXrQ-1024x681.jpegOctober 9, 2021October 9, 2021Ameen Nayfeh’s award winning film 200 Meters opens the 2021 Boston Palestine Film Festival. Director of Programming Michael Maria connected with Ameen to learn more about this Palestinian thriller that follows the dramatic efforts of a father trying to unite with his son on the other side of the Israeli segregation wall.Q: 200 Meters is your first feature Narrative film. How did filming and production compare to your previous shorts such as The Crossing? What particular challenges did you face?A: I cannot compare, because it’s very different, there’s a huge difference between making a short and making a feature film, in my short films I was dealing with a very small crew, three to four actors, in 200 Meters it was 35 cast...