Muayad Alayan on His Jerusalem-Set Drama ‘Conversation With the Sea’:’You Cannot Avoid the Almost Two Million Palestinians Living in Israel’

Nov 9, 2026 8:49am PT Muayad Alayan on His Jerusalem-Set Drama ‘Conversation With the Sea’:’You Cannot Avoid the Almost Two Million Palestinians Living in Israel’

The portrayal of Palestinian life in Israel will soon have its Middle East premiere at the Doha Film Festival

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Jerusalem-based director Muayad Alayan’s drama “Conversation With the Sea,” about an elderly Palestinian man who is suddenly ordered by an Israeli court to pay a large social security debt pertaining to a long deceased son, will soon get its Middle East launch at the Doha Film Festival.

After playing positively in Venice and Toronto, “Conversation With the Sea” will bow for Arab audiences during the Nov. 19-27 event organized by the Doha Film Institute which, as Alayan points out, “is one of the most supportive institutions for Palestinian films.”

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