Mohamed Jabaly
Mohamed Jabaly is a Palestinian filmmaker and artist from Gaza City. He won numerous awards for his films, including Best Directing at IDFA for his latest film "Life is Beautiful – Al Haya Helwa", the Best Nordic Documentary Award at the Nordic Panorama, the Grand Prix Award at FIFDH, the International Competition Jury Award for Best Film at One World Festival and the Audience Award at Docville Belgium. His previous award-winning documentary, "Ambulance", has been shown at some of the world's largest film festivals and has been broadcast globally. Mohamed has conducted filmmaking workshops for young people and has served on juries for several film festivals. Mohamed holds a BA from Nordland Film & Art College in Northern Norway and currently pursuing his MA at the National Academy of Arts in Oslo while touring his new film.
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Ambulance (Mohamed Jabaly)
Directed by Mohamed Jabaly • Documentary • 2016 • 78 minutes
Mohamed, 24, aspires to make films in Gaza City, despite the lack of water, electricity, and closed borders that are part of every ‘normal’ day under the 7-year Israeli blockade of Gaza. While many young people dream of leaving Gaza, M...
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Gaza Online
Directed by Mohamed Jabaly • Documentary • 2020 • 22 minutes
Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly’s 2020 short film follows the interactions with friends and family back home in Gaza while living in exile in Northern Norway, not being able to return. Jabaly’s first award-winning feature Ambulanc...
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Life is Beautiful
Directed by Mohamed Jabaly • Documentary • With Mohamed Jabaly • 2023 • 97 minutes
Stuck in the arctic of Norway and refusing to accept the boundaries imposed by international politics and rigid bureaucracy, filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly insists on telling heartfelt stories from his hometown Gaza. De...
