From the moment this short started, there is a devastatingly heartbreaking truth to the innocence that has been stripped at such a basic level from the Palestinian people for so long. In less than 30 minutes you're taken on journey through filmmaking that is the everyday reality for so many. With each step through the short we embark of a journey of love, loss, and family. If only this could be a fantasy world of the past, if only the actors weren't able to draw from their own memories, their own pain at such a raw level. I wish we could have a thousand minutes of the second 5 minutes (no spoilers). The dehumanization of the people of Palestine through the Israeli apartheid system is so vibrant in this short film. There is a certain truth to the quote by Lowkey in his song "Long Live Palestine 3" that "if you take away the home, where is the heart supposed to live".
Review of The Present
