Musa Hadid is the mayor of Ramallah, the de facto capital of the Palestinian National Authority. In many ways, Musa's job is just like that of so many other public servants around the world: he paves sidewalks, paints schools, sits through interminable branding meetings, puts out fires and cleans up sewage spills. However, one large difference remains. Musa's city is surrounded by Israeli military forces, a continuous presence that frustrates Musa's efforts at every turn.
Capturing the tension between local and global politics and Palestine's fight for sovereignty, Emmy-award winning filmmaker David Osit returns to POV with Mayor, broadcasting Monday, July 26th at 10pm on PBS (check local listings) and streaming at pov.org.
Events & panels featuring the filmmakers in conversation with artists, scholars and activists
On January 19th Arielle Angel, Editor-in-Chief of Jewish Currents, hosted David Ositfor a special conversation about the film.
David Osit appeared on the Chapo Trap House podcast to talk about Musa Hadid "and the farcical Ianucci-like conditions that face municipal government under foreign military occupation." Listen here.
In The News
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“The best new film about the Israel-Palestine conflict is a dark comedy about Ramallah’s Mayor."- feature in IndieWire
“Impressive. Engrossing. Mayor is a study in politics both micro and macro, showing what happens when the two come fatefully crashing together.” - review in The Hollywood Reporter
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