Obaida
2019, English. Directed by Matthew Cassel.
What does it feel like to be led away from your home by a soldier, while blindfolded? What happens when a military occupation looms over an entire childhood?
OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian children undergo military detention in a system where ill-treatment is widespread and institutionalized. For these young detainees, few rights are guaranteed, even on paper. After release, the experience of detention continues to shape and mark former child prisoners’ path forward.
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- 0h 7m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 24 April 2019
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Obaida isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 April 2019. (Checked 30 October 2026.)
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Who directed Obaida?
Obaida (2019) was directed by Matthew Cassel and stars Obaida Jawabreh.