Sebastia

Documentary | Palestine | 2020 | 25 min Sebastia, a small archaeological town, sits on top of a hill Northwest of Nablus, Palestine surrounded by Shavei Shomron, an illegal Israeli settlement and confiscated agricultural fields of olive groves and apricot trees. This ancient site was excavated multiple times over the last century by colonial archaeologists funded by Zionist individuals and institutions. Today, what’s left of the archaeological monuments is contested by the nearby settlement as well as the Israeli military. A film by Dima Srouji