The Teacher

UK, Palestine, Qatar | 2023 | 1h55 | Fiction Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new relationship with a volunteer worker. A film by Farah Nabulsi Farah Nabulsi is an Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning Palestinian British filmmaker, born, raised and educated in the UK. She left the corporate world in 2016 to start working in the film industry as a writer and producer of short fiction films, exploring topics that matter to her. This includes “Today They Took My Son”, endorsed by renowned British director Ken Loach, screened at the United Nations and officially selected to top-tier international film festivals. “The Present”, her directorial debut, which she also co-wrote and produced, stars renowned actor Saleh Bakri. It premiered at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2020 and won the coveted Audience Award for Best Film. It went on to win over 40 International Film Festival Jury and Audience Awards, a BAFTA Award for Best British Short Film and an Academy Award Oscar Nomination for Best Live Action Short. “The Present” was licensed internationally to Canal+ and Netflix Worldwide. “The Teacher” is her directorial feature film debut. Farah has been invited to serve as a jury member at numerous festivals and as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.