Tawfik Abu Wael
Tawfik Abu Wael is a Palestinian film director and screenwriter. He studied film directing at Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Works
Unknowns
Unknowns is the story of a group of boys, living in the margins of the Israeli society and passing their time in a school for at-risk youth. One day, after a local girl is raped, the boys become the immediate suspects, their already unbalanced world gets completely disturbed. The show deals with the question of the chance these boys have in order to break the cycle of violence they’re in. This is a story of cruel and magical friendship between boys who will sacrifice anything just to avoid their own destiny.
Release Date:2021-10-04
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:9
Vote Count:4
Our Boys
Three Jewish teenagers are kidnapped and murdered by Hamas militants in the summer of 2014, leading to the retaliatory killing of 16-year-old Palestinian Muhammad Abu Khdeir and a conflict that forever changes the lives of Jews and Arabs alike.
Release Date:2019-08-12
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:31
Love Letter to Cinema
Love Letters to Cinema is a collection of ten "letters” in the form of short films (4 minutes each), written and directed by ten outstanding Israeli directors. The films and the directors conduct a dialogue, whereas the directors create a short film with their unique voice, bringing to the audience a group of work that reflects on cinema.
Release Date:2014-10-10
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1
Last Days in Jerusalem
About the emotional upheaval of a Palestinian couple's last moments before leaving voluntarily Jerusalem, their native city, to forge a brighter future in France.
Release Date:2012-05-23
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:3
Thirst
Life begins to change for a family of five living in the middle of nowhere when water is illegally diverted onto their land
Release Date:2004-05-13
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:6
Diary of a Male Whore
The painfully brutal tale of the sexual awakening of a young Palestinian man as influenced by the his libido and the violence around him. His encounter with an elderly Jewish man in Tel Aviv stirs memories and bring these feelings to a head.
Release Date:2001-08-30
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1