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A House in Jerusalem
Muayad Alayan
Palestine, UK. 2023. 104 min

Young Rebecca is forced to move with her father from the UK to Jerusalem, in the hopes that a new beginning can help her heal from her mother’s sudden death. Soon after settling into an old house in a neighbourhood known as the Valley of the Ghosts, a series of mysterious events begin and Rebecca is blamed. Diving deep into the mystery of the house and the mystical city of Jerusalem, Rebecca sets out on an enigmatic journey to discover what hides in the shadows of the house. Crafted by the talented duo Muayad and Rami Alayan, A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM is an eerily suspenseful and touching story told through the eyes of a young girl, exploring the strength of memory and the power of love.

MUAYAD ALAYAN

Muayad Alayan is a Palestinian film director and producer based in Jerusalem. His second feature film The Reports on Sarah and Saleem premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam where it won the Special Jury Prize of the Hivos Tiger Competition and the Hubert Bals Audience Award. It was also awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Seattle International Film Festival and Best Feature Film at Durban International Film Festival. The film, which was supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, the Berlinale World Cinema Fund and the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture AFAC, has been distributed in over 30 territories.

His directorial feature debut Love Theft and Other Entanglements, premiered at the Berlinale Panorama in 2015 and went on to win two Best Arab Narrative Film awards as well as being nominated for several First Feature awards at Berlinale, Seattle International Film Festival, Taipei International Film Festival, Carthage Film Festival and others. It has been distributed in over 20 territories.

A House in Jerusalem is Muayad’s first English language film. He is currently in development of his first US set feature film.

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