IDFA Bertha Fund
Yusra
Yusra
Salim Abu Jabal
Palestine
Funded in
2024
Grant
Europe: Minority Co-production
Amount
€40,000
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Logline
In 1934, a Palestinian woman helped to rewrite human history by finding the first Neanderthal skeleton in the Middle East. But all we know of her is her first name: Yusra. Director Salim Abu Jabal goes on a search to try to understand who she was.
This project received funding in: 2024
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Project Information
Countries of Production
Palestine
Countries of co‑production
Palestine
Current production status
Development
Estimated Length
90 min
Credits
Director
Salim Abu Jabal
Salim Abu Jabal
Production
Salim Abu Jabal for Boujabel Productions
Salim Abu Jabal for Boujabel Productions
Co-production
Yasmin C. Rams for Perennial Lens
Yasmin C. Rams for Perennial Lens
Financier
Marion Wagner for Hessen Film und Medien,
Soleil Gharbieh for Arab Film and Culture Fund
Marion Wagner for Hessen Film und Medien,
Soleil Gharbieh for Arab Film and Culture Fund
