On October 26, 1929, Palestinian women sparked a powerful movement. Around 300 women from across Palestine gathered in Jerusalem, organizing a silent protest. They formed a car convoy to demonstrate against the British High Commissioner’s unjust decisions against the Arabs and their role in the Buraq Uprising.

Jerusalem-born filmmaker Mahasen Nasser-Eldin specializes in reconstructing and scripting historical narratives using audio and visual archives to restore new life to forgotten figures and celebrate those on the margins of society. Mahasen holds an MA degree in filmmaking from Goldsmiths College, London and an MA in Arab Studies from Georgetown University, Washington DC. She is a lecturer in visual cultures and film production at Bethlehem’s Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture.