Fida Qishta

Fida Qishta

Directing Palestine

Fida Qishta is a director and writer, known for Where Should the Birds Fly (2013), Equally Damaged (2016) and The Call (2017). Fida Qishta is from Rafah, Gaza. She began her filmmaking career as a wedding videographer, but soon moved on to working with international human rights observers in Gaza, documenting day-to-day life under siege. Her commentary on the siege was published in The International Herald Tribune. Her video reports on Operation Cast Lead were published widely, including in the …

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