Everywhere Was the Same

Everywhere Was the Same (200): Al-Sharif’s video is composed of: the sound of clicking slides; extracts from a speech by Palestinian leader Haider Abdel-Shafi; a heart-wrenching song by Fairuz; frame still pictures of houses that have long been abandoned; cities that have grown and changed in the absence of their original inhabitants; and a beautifully embroidered Palestinian gown (taken from Cinema East film festival program).