Jackie Salloum
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Jackie Salloum is an American-born filmmaker of Palestinian
descent. Her work has been featured at Sundance Film Festival
and the Arab Film Festival. She is the director of Slingshot Hip Hop
, which is the first feature-length film about Palestinian
Hip-Hop.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
descent. Her work has been featured at Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
and the Arab Film Festival. She is the director of Slingshot Hip Hop
Slingshot Hip Hop
Slingshot Hip Hop is a 2008 documentary film directed by Jackie Reem Salloum which traces the history and development of Palestinian hip hop, in Palestine from the time DAM pioneered the art form in the late 1990s...
, which is the first feature-length film about Palestinian
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
Hip-Hop.
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External links
- Jackie Salloum
- 2008 Arab Film Festival
- Jackie Salloum at Imbd
- Jackie Salloum at "Dreams of a nation", Columbia University.