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.
Directed 14
2020s
- 2024
Passing Dreams
Director
- 2021
Recovery
Director
Journal de la Rue Gabrielle
Director
2010s
- 2017
Writing on Snow
Director
- 2014
Letters From Al-Yarmouk
Director
Palestine Stereo
Director
2000s
- 2009
Laila's Birthday
Director
- 2005
Attentive
Director
Arafat, My Brother
Director
- 2002
Ticket to Jerusalem
Director
1990s
- 1999
Behind the walls
Director
- 1998
Tension
Director
- 1996
- 1994
Curfew
Director
Produced 11
2020s
- 2026
Citizen Osama
Producer
Hassan
Producer
- 2025
Very Small Dreams
Producer
Colors Under the Sky
Producer
The Clown of Gaza
Producer
From Ground Zero
Producer
- 2024
Passing Dreams
Producer
2010s
- 2014
Palestine Stereo
Producer
2000s
- 2009
Laila's Birthday
Producer
1990s
- 1996
No release date
Dreams of Farah and Zahra
Supervising Producer
Wrote 9
2020s
- 2024
Passing Dreams
Writer
- 2021
Recovery
Writer
2010s
- 2017
Writing on Snow
Writer
- 2014
Palestine Stereo
Screenplay
2000s
- 2009
Laila's Birthday
Screenplay
- 2005
Attentive
Writer
- 2002
Ticket to Jerusalem
Writer
1990s
- 1996
- 1994
Curfew
Writer
Acted in 2
1980s
- 1985
When Night Falls
Movie
- 1982
Drifting
Movie