Rashid Masharawi

Directing·Jan 1, 1962·Gaza, Palestine

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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.

Film	Credit
Hassan2026 · Producer	Producer
Very Small Dreams2025 · Producer	Producer
Colors Under the Sky2025 · Producer	Producer
The Clown of Gaza2025 · Producer	Producer
From Ground Zero2025 · Producer	Producer
Passing Dreams2024 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Recovery2021 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Journal de la Rue Gabrielle2021 · Director	Director
Writing on Snow2017 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Letters From Al-Yarmouk2014 · Director	Director
Palestine Stereo2014 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Laila's Birthday2009 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
Attentive2005 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Arafat, My Brother2005 · Director	Director
Ticket to Jerusalem2002 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
UUpside Down2000 · Director	Director
Behind the walls1999 · Director	Director
Tension1998 · Director	Director
Haifa1996 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Curfew1994 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
NNo Te Metas1991 · Actor	Actor
LLong Days in Gaza1991 · Director	Director
MMerry-Go-Round1990 · Director	Director
SShelter1989 · Director	Director
PPassport1986 · Director	Director
When Night Falls1985 · Actor	Actor
Drifting1982 · Actor	Actor