The Children of Ibdaa: To Create Something Out of Nothing

At a glance

The Children of Ibdaa: To Create Something Out of Nothing, is a 2003 Saudi movie, directed by S. Smith Patrick, and starring Tamara Salah Abu-Laban, Motasem Al-Ghrouz, Khaled Al-Khatif. with a runtime of 30 minutes.

Overview

The Children of Ibdaa: To Create Something Out of Nothing is a thirty-minute documentary featuring a Palestinian children's dance troupe from Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank. Through their performances, these children give voice to the history, resilience, and aspirations of the Palestinian people — with the right of return to their homeland as the animating theme. The film is both a moving record of young performers using art to process an inherited struggle, and a political statement about memory, identity, and resistance. A testament to how creativity can carry the weight of a people's story across generations.

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