Tear of Peace (‘Dam’at al-Salam’): presents a personal account of the exile, multiple dislocation and ongoing struggle of Palestinian refugees as told by members of the al-Mughrabi family. Following the 1948 expulsion from their home and land in al-Burayj village now located inside Israel, the family found shelter in the Deheisheh refugee camp (Bethlehem) until the 1967 war. The family members then joined the Palestinian resistance movement and were forced to relocate to Amman (Jordan), then to Syria and then again to the Ein al-Hilweh camp in Lebanon, where the couple raised four children until their home was destroyed by the Israeli military during its invasion in 1982. Their journey continued to the Sudan and Libya, until they were able to return to the Deheisheh camp within the framework of the Oslo process in 1995.

The film is an honest and brave plea for the legitimacy of Palestinian resistance against Israel’s military occupation. The al-Mughrabi family tells in their own words how on their return the Israeli occupation continuously undermined their struggle for personal security and family stability, of one son's broken dreams of a good education and of the devastating impact of the second Intifada (or uprising). With the outbreak of the second uprising, the Israeli military has killed one son, arrested another, and destroyed the family's home in Deheishe camp. "It is still the same enemy," says the father, Abu Ahmad, "the same enemy in 1948, 1982 and in 2002."

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"Beit Jala Under Attack": This film talks about the political situation, bombardment, and daily suffering of the Palestinian people. It also talks about the economical and psychological influence of the Uprising on the inhabitants of the city. The duration of the film is 45 minutes.

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"The church of Nativity": The film talks about the Nativity Church from the historical and religious aspects. This was the first film to be approved by the Christian and Moslem Clergymen. The duration of the film is 36 minutes and it is done in Arabic and English. 2000

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"The City of Resistance": This film talks about the national history of Beit Sahour from the past till the present. It also reflects how the Palestinians are stuck to their heritage and civilization. It also talks about the experience of this city in the first Intifada and in Al- Aqsa Intifada. The duration of this film is 90 minutes. 2001

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"Set them free": This film shows the circumstance that the Palestinian youth are living under. Three young men acted the Palestinian reality and the simple dreams of children dreams, which are about to become impossible in the presence of the Israeli occupation. The duration of the film is 15 minutes. The company had translated the film into English and it will be translated into 17 other languages. 2000-2001

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"Loss": This film takes the killing of a Palestinian young man who was shot while he was in the car with his family. The film was produced in cooperation with the Palestinian Red Crescent. The duration of the film is 14 minutes. 2001

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"History Repeats itself" 140 min:
The origin of Bethlehem, The Jewish claims in Bethlehem, The conquerors on Bethlehem through the history, Prejudice of the world against the historical rights of the Palestinians, The impact of the damages that took place in Bethlehem from 1948 till 2002 and one story of thousands of stories that took place since the Occupation in Bethlehem and Palestine. 2002

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The company participated in the Arab Journalist festival in Dubai with the two films: "Beit Jala under attack" and "Loss". Some of the Arab satellites broadcasted our material internationally.

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