How a chance encounter with a sheep inspired a film about Palestinian displacement
Sometimes the best documentaries start out on a whim. When Asmahan Bkerat met the Palestinian Bedouin family at the heart of her debut Concrete Land , she had no idea that eight years later she’d be presenting their story to the world. We’re sitting in Sea Containers hotel, right by the Thames, the day after the UK premiere at the London Film Festival . Just a few seats away are two of her…
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