Hot Docs: Marjolein Busstra’s ‘House of Hope’ Palestinian Resistance Pic Takes Top Jury Prize
Marjolein Busstra's documentary House of Hope, which follows a Palestinian couple teaching non-violent resistance in a West Bank elementary school, won the best international feature documentary prize at the Hot Docs festival. The award qualifies the film for consideration in the best documentary feature category at the Academy Awards. The festival also recognized several other international and Canadian filmmakers across various categories.
- ▪House of Hope is a co-production between Palestine and the Netherlands and had its world premiere at IDFA in Amsterdam.
- ▪The film's Hot Docs jury prize makes it eligible for the Academy Awards' best documentary feature category.
- ▪Other winners included Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom for best Canadian feature and The Seoul Guardians for best social impact documentary.
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House of Hope Hot Docs Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Marjolein Busstra’s House of Hope, a film about a Palestinian couple teaching young students non-violent resistance in an elementary school in the occupied West Bank, picked up the best international feature documentary prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on Friday night. The top jury prize win at the festival means Busstra’s film, a Palestine-Netherlands co-production that world premiered at IDFA in Amsterdam, will qualify for consideration in the best documentary feature category at the Academy Awards.
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