Muayad Alayan’s ‘Conversation With the Sea’ to Screen at Doha Film Festival
According to Variety, Jerusalem-based director Muayad Alayan’s drama ‘Conversation With the Sea’ will have its Middle East premiere at the Doha Film Festival, running from Nov. 19-27. The film follows an elderly Palestinian man who is ordered by an Israeli court to pay a large social security debt related to his long-deceased son. Alayan noted that the film addresses the reality of the nearly two million Palestinians living in Israel. The film previously received positive reception at the Venice and Toronto film festivals.