Lyd

“A story of a city that once connected Palestine to the world — what it once was, what it is now, and what it could have become.”

A sci-fi documentary that follows the rise and fall of Lyd — a 5,000-year-old metropolis that was once a bustling Palestinian town until it was conquered when the State of Israel was established in 1948. As the film unfolds, a chorus of characters creates a tapestry of the Palestinian experience of this city and the trauma left by the massacre and expulsion.

Director

Rami Youniss

Director

Sarah Ema Friedland

Screenplay

Sarah Ema Friedland

Screenplay

Rami Youniss

Status

Released

Release date

20/08/2023

Original language

Arabic