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The Urgent Call of Palestine

The Urgent Call of Palestine

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1973

Runtime

0h 5m

Genres

Documentary, Music

Original Title

The Urgent Call of Palestine

Production Companies

Palestine Liberation Organization

Director

Ismail Shammout

Description

Ismail Shammout, an artist who is primarily known for his paintings, also served as director of the Cultural Arts Section of the PLO and worked with the organization’s Film Unit in the 1970s. In this short film, Shammout records a solidarity song by the Palestinian Egyptian singer Zeinab Shaath to announce the most urgent call of Palestine. The song and the words of Kamal Nasser that break through the ballad continue to hold striking relevance today. Lyrics by Lalitha Punjabi.