Unbowed
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2018
Logline
UNBOWED is the untold life story of an iconic seventy-year-old revolutionary. Surviving a lifetime of resistance, torture and prisoner exchanges, she restarts her life in the aftermath of a political deportation.
Michael Kamel
Cinematographer
Michael Kamel is a filmmaker with a knack for directing and camera work, and a curator. His passion for people, justice, and compelling narratives drive his goal to provide a nuanced platform for unheard or poorly represented subjects, exploring trauma, loss, identity and relationships in his film and photography projects. View more of his work at michaelkamel.com.
Nehad Khader
Director, Producer
Nehad Khader is a filmmaker, curator, and editor. She is senior program manager of Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival and was founding curator of DC’s Palestinian Film & Arts Festival for six years. In addition to directing UNBOWED, she is producing two films about Islamophobia by director David Felix Sutcliffe ((T)ERROR).
Noura Erakat
Associate Producer
Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney, activist, and an assistant professor at George Mason University. Most recently, she released a pedagogical project on the Gaza Strip and Palestine, its centerpiece a short multimedia documentary, GAZA IN CONTEXT. She is also the producer of the short video BLACK PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY.