British Palestinian film maker Farah Nabulsi, whose short film “The Present” appeared on Netflix will present “The Teacher”, her first full length feature film at the Toronto International Film Festival starting September 9th. It was shot under difficult conditions in the West Bank and is based on a real story. See our video interview with Nabulsi. More…

The Teacher is a drama inspired by true events, set and shot in Palestine. The film marks the feature debut of British-Palestinian writer-director Farah Nabulsi, who was Oscar nominated and won the BAFTA for her short The Present.

Devastated by the loss of his teenage son, The Teacher follows a Palestinian school teacher Basem El-Saleh (Bakri) who struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with the chance of a new relationship with a volunteer worker (Poots).

CTIP caught up with Nabulsi in London a few days before she heads to Toronto.

Tickets for “The Teacher” and other great films are available starting August 28th on-line at TIFF.

If you want to learn more about Farah, check out an excellent podcast with her by CJPME.

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