“Palestine is an extremely familiar place to me. Someone like me who lives everywhere in the world cannot be contained. If my hope and ambitions are in the right place, you can judge that in my films. I want to make films that diffuse any local notion. Cinema criss-crosses borders and check points. If the film is good, then it's universal.” IfsWorldWantFilmJudgingAmbitionCrossesUniversalNotionChecksLocalsFamiliarLike MeBordersCinemaPalestineRight PlaceFamiliar Places Author:Elia Suleiman
“I don't really know what people's perception about Palestinians.All art is to better life. We want to create hope and share with others. Create more pleasure, and object to despair. Really it's about that. A space where we can be less aggressed upon.” PeopleKnowsWantArtSpacePleasureShareObjectsDespairPerceptionArt IsPalestinianBetter Life Author:Elia Suleiman
“A lot of narrative films leave you no space for anything else but eating popcorn. I want to go in the complete opposite direction. I have to evacuate all psychology, to be less a protagonist and more a presence.” WantFilmSpacePsychologyEatingOppositesNarrativeProtagonistsPopcornComplete Opposites Author:Elia Suleiman
“I don't want what you see on the screen to just be a brief notion of pleasure but something that lingers. The idea is to have the images revisited. I want it to be something that also enhances the soul. I want the moment of pleasure to produce an attachment.” WantIdeasSoulMomentsPleasureProduceNotionScreensAttachment Author:Elia Suleiman
