Cherien Dabis' 'All That's Left of You' Wins Awards, Explores Palestinian Memory

Cherien Dabis' third film 'All That's Left of You' (2025) premiered at Sundance and won the Silver Yusr at the Red Sea Film Festival, where Dabis also received the Variety International Vanguard Director Award. It also won Best Director at the Seville Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. The film is Jordan's official submission for the 2026 Oscars. Executive produced by Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo, the narrative spans from 1948 to 2022, following a Palestinian family across generations. It opens with teenager Noor (Muhammad Abed Elrahman) as a victim of repression in the West Bank, then shifts to his mother Hanan (Dabis) reconstructing family history. The film depicts the Nakba of 1948, the loss of Jaffa's orange groves, and subsequent traumas. Actors include Adam Bakri and Maria Zreik as the first generation, and Mohammad Bakri as elderly Sharif in his final role. Filming was disrupted by October 2023 events, relocating from Palestine to Cyprus and Greece. The film is part of a wave of Palestinian-focused works in 2025, including 'Palestine 36', 'The Voice of Hind', 'Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk' by Sepideh Farsi, 'With Hasan in Gaza' by Kamal Aljafari, 'Qaher' by Nada Khalifa, and 'Control Anatomy' by Mahmoud Alhaj.