Suhell Nafar

Suhel Nafar is a member of the first Palestinian Hip Hop crew, DAM. He is also a filmmaker. Suhel stars and narrates in “Slingshot Hip Hop” which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and has received over 13 awards.

At age twelve, Suhel shot and directed his first video. Recently he worked for short documentaries for the PBS TV series, “Arab American Stories”, directed a music video for UN Women, “Law Arja Bil Zaman” The music video was also part of “Art/Violence” official selection at Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale 2013 and a short kids film, “Yala to the Moon”, which is an official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012 and is currently screening in festivals around the world. While Nafar continues to work on films as a writer, director and animator he also mentors workshops and performs with DAM.

Production, Direction and Filming

Area C (Documentary), Animator, 2013
Law Arjaa Bil Zaman (If I could go back in time) (Musical short film) Director 2012
Arab American Stories (PBS TV Series) Animator, Cinematographer 2012
Juliano’s Way (Music Video) Editor 2012
The Adi Khalifa Show (Comedy show) Director 2012
Revolution In Art (Animated video) Director, Animator, Director of photography 2012
Yala to the Moon (short film) Animator/Director/Director of photography, 2011
Where is Your Album (Short film) Director, 2011
Green revolution (Music video) Cinematographer/Director 2011
Where is DAM? (Music video) Director/Editor/ Director of photography 2010
Sho Badak Ta'ol (Music video) Talent, 2010
Habibi Rasak Kharban (Feature film) Actor, 2010
Seam Zone (Video art) Photographer, Producer, 2010
Checkpoint Rock (Music documentary) Narrator, Talent 2009
Letters Mahmood (Music video) Director/ Director of photography, 2009
Letters Tamer (Music video) Director /Director of photography, 2009
Qalbi Galbi (Music video) Director/Editor /Director of photography, 2009
Slingshot Hip Hop (Documentary feature) Narrator/ Cinematographer /Talent, 2008
My Lady (Music video) Writer, Talent, 2007
Forgiveness (Feature film) Talent, 2006
Born Here (Music video) Talent, 2005
Innocent Criminals (Music video) Talent, 2004
Local Angel (Documentary feature) Talent , 2003
Who Is The [...]? (Music video) Talent, 2002
He left (Short documentary) Director, Director of photography, Editor 2001

Movie Soundtracks

Art/Violence, 2013
Slingshot Hip Hop Album, 2009
Checkpoint rock, 2009
Where in the world is Osama bin laden?, 2009
Salt of the Sea, 2008
Forgiveness, 2006
Ford Transit, 2005
Local Angel, 2003
Yala to the moon, 2011

Music Albums

Dabke On The Moon, 2013
Dedication album, 2006
Who is the [...], 2000
Untouchables /Stop selling drugs 1999

Awards

Slingshot HipHop

“Documentary Competition” Sundance Film Festival 2008
“Audience Award: Best Documentary“ Films de Femmes, France
“Audience Award: Best Film“ DOX BOX Film Festival, Syria
“Best Director” Beirut International Film festival, Lebanon
“Audience Award: Best Film“ Beirut International Film festival, Lebanon
“Jury Prize” Festival Cinéma et Politique de Tours, Paris, France
“Silver Hanoman Prize” JAFF film festival, Indonesia
“Best Mediterranean Film” Granada Festival Cine del Sur, Spain
“Audience Award: Best Documentary” Cairo Refugee Film Festival, Egypt
“Audience Award: Best Film” Cairo Refugee Film Festival, Egypt
“Most Anticipated Film” Cairo Refugee Film Festival, Egypt
“Audience Award: Best Film“ Toronto Palestine Film Festival, Canada
“The Festival des Libertés Award” Festival des Libertés festival in Brussels, Belgium
"Aloha Accolade Winner" Honolulu Film Festival, Hawaii
“Audience Award: Best Film“ Arabian Sights/Washington DC Int Film Festival
Top 3 Finalist for the IDFA- “DOC U” Competition