Arna's Children

10 10
2003
87min

Through the story of his mother, Arna, filmmaker Juliano Mer Khamis captures how education and activism offered Palestinian children a lifeline of hope amid the violence of occupation.

AWARDS: Special Award. Vera Film Festival/ Special Mention & Young Jury Award. Nyon Film Festival/ Best Documentary. Prague Film Festival/ Best Documentary. Tribeca/ Best Documentary. Kosovo Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION: IDFA/ Hot Docs/ INPUT Barcelona/ Melbourne Film Festival/ 3 Continents Film Festival/ Discovery Scotland's International Film Festival for Children and Young People/ Document 2 Scotland/ UK Jewish Film Festival/ The Arab film festival San Francisco/ Mill Valley Film Festival/ Edmonton Film Festival/ All Roads Film Project/ Dutch Academy Award for Best Documentary/ One World/ Annual Human Rights Documentary Film festival

Arna's Children - One mother, one fight, countless voices for freedom

As the conflict between Israel and Palestine continues to escalate, this gruipping documentary offers a timeless and urgently relevant portrait of resistance through compassion.

Filmmaker Juliano Mer Khamis revisits the life and work of his mother, Arna, a Jewish Israeli woman who rejected injustice by founding a radical educational program for Palestinian youth.

Her mission: to heal the wounds of occupation through art, expression, and solidarity. In a world where children are still caught in political crossfire, Arna’s vision resonates with even greater force today—a testament to the enduring belief that change begins with empowering the next generation.