Toronto Palestine Film Festival

From Palestine to Lebanon Shorts Program: Every Grain of Dirt, Gauze, Last Shot, Stuck, This Dissonance, What a Pattern Tells

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6 films in package
Every Grain of Dirt
Every Grain of Dirt documents life in South Lebanon under ongoing threats of displacement and war. As sweeping evacuation orders force over a million people from their homes, some choose to remain. Among them is Ismail, a shepherd who refuses to leave his village — even as bulldozers arrive to erase it, nearly burying him alive as he stands in defiance before the machine.
Gauze
14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion, faces war and man-made famine. He becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim—not for passion, but for survival.
Last Shot
When Musa, a Palestinian in the Netherlands, receives his late brother’s camera, a Gaza photojournalist, he revives the final roll of film—forcing him to confront grief, censorship, and the weight of legacy.
Stuck
STUCK explores the intimate turmoil of children of immigrants navigating loyalty, loss, and legacy. As Dana stands before an expectant crowd, she must choose whether to stay silent or step into her voice — and into her history.
This Dissonance
"American" landscapes roll ominously while Palestinian and Lebanese voices permeate with poetry, hope, and pain.
What a Pattern Tells
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Through poetic visual and aural fragmentation, "This Dissonance" navigates the emotional terrain of exile, colonialism, and resistance. The film weaves Palestinian and Lebanese voices with sweeping “American” landscapes, capturing the aching dissonance of witnessing U.S.-backed atrocities from afar, and resulting in a searing reflection on the generational toll of empire.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    5.5 minutes
  • Language
    Arabic
  • Country
    United States, Lebanon
  • Premiere
    Toronto
  • Genre
    Documentary, Experimental
  • Awards
    MONO NO AWARE Cinema Arts Festival New York (2024), DOXA Documentary Film Festival Vancouver (2025 – Nominated for Best Short Documentary), Austin Micro Film Festival Austin, Texas (2025), UFVA Conference Screening Prairie View, Texas (2025 – Best Short Experimental Screening Award), ULTRAcinema XIV Mexico City (2025), New Orleans Film Festival (2025 – Jury Award for Best Experimental Short), Celluloidra Revolverrel - Hungarian Experimental Film Festival (2025), Tehran International Short Film Festival Iran (2025), Beirut Shorts International Film Festival Lebanon (2025 - Winner: Best Documentary Short - Academy Awards qualifying), MENA Film Festival Vancouver (2026), Palinale Film Festival Berlin (2026), Salem Film Festival Salem, MA , U.S.A (2026), RAKSA-Ciné Paris Film Festival France (2026), George Lindsey Film Festival Alabama U.S.A (2026)
  • Director
    Christophe Katrib
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