Biography
Rashid Masharawi (Arabic: رشيد مشهراوي; born 1962) is a Palestinian film director, born in Gaza in 1962 to a family of refugees from Jaffa. He grew up in the Shati refugee camp. Rashid Masharawi lives and works in Ramallah, where he founded the Cinema Production and Distribution Center in 1996 with the aim of promoting local film productions. He also sponsors a mobile cinema, which allows him to screen films in Palestinian refugee camps. Other projects include the annual Kids Film Festival and major workshops on film production and directing. Rashid Masharawi regularly organises readings and discussion forums at the Al-Matal cultural centre. Through his documentaries and feature films, he has made a name for himself as a film artist and has received several film awards.
Filmography
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Crew Credits
From Ground Zero
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025
Passing Dreams
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024
Passing Dreams
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2024
Passing Dreams
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2024
Recovery
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2021
Journal de la Rue Gabrielle
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2021
Writing on Snow
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017
Writing on Snow
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2017
Palestine Stereo
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014
Palestine Stereo
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2014
Palestine Stereo
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2014
Laila's Birthday
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2009
Laila's Birthday
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2009
Laila's Birthday
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2009
Attentive
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2005
Attentive
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2005
Arafat, My Brother
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2005
Ticket to Jerusalem
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
Ticket to Jerusalem
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2002
Upside Down
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2000