Anne-Marie Jacir
Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir’s upcoming TV drama
Mornings In Jenin is among 39 projects to have secured Doha Film Institute (DFI) funding as part of its autumn 2020 grants round.
The drama, which is in development, marks Jacir’s first foray into TV drama after numerous shorts and three features,
Wajib,
Salt Of The Sea.
Based on the eponymous, best-selling novel by Palestinian-American writer and journalist Susan Abulhawa, it is an intergenerational tale, spanning five countries and the intertwining lives of three siblings.
In keeping with the DFI’s mission, 31 of the 39 projects have Arab world connections, with 22 projects hailing from the Middle East and North Africa. Another eight projects at the post-production stage hail from Belgium, Bolivia, China, Ethiopia, France, Iran, Philippines and Sweden respectively.