Return to al-Ma’in
2025, English. Directed by Eyal Weizman & Forensic Architecture.
Return to al-Ma’in chronicles the multiyear collaboration between Forensic Architecture (FA) and Palestinian historian and Nakba survivor Salman Abu Sitta on the reconstruction of his birthplace, the lost village of Ma’in Abu Sitta (or al-Ma’in). Guided by the work and memories of Abu Sitta, FA-researchers reconstructed al-Ma’in’s occupation by Israeli forces on 14 May 1948, its subsequent demolition, and the settlements constructed on its ruins. The movie looks to the present moment and the connections between Israeli military’s conduct and appropriation of Palestinian land during and after 1948, and today in Gaza. The project looks back at the sophistication and sensitivity with which the Abu Sitta family cultivated their land, and the rich agricultural diversity that was lost when Israeli settlements were subsequently constructed over this landscape.
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- English
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- 14 May 2025
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Return to al-Ma’in isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 May 2025. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Return to al-Ma’in?
Return to al-Ma’in (2025) was directed by Eyal Weizman and Forensic Architecture.