Momentum

Assembled from archives filmed in Egypt and Palestine in 2000, Momentum reflects on memory and place. It reveals the power of images to bear witness, then and now, even as the world moves on. 

SYNOPSIS

Assembled from the filmmaker’s family archives, shot in Egypt and Palestine in 2000, Momentum reflects on memory, place, and the enduring power of images to bear witness—both then and now—even as the world moves on.

Theme(s): , Colonialism, History, Human Rights, War

DETAILS

Director | , Nada El-Omari
Year | , 2025
Country | , Québec
Duration | 19 minutes
Original language | , French
Subtitles | , English
Camera | Majdi El-Omari

DIRECTOR

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Nada El-Omari

SEE COMPLETE PROFILE

A Montreal-based filmmaker and writer of Palestinian-Egyptian descent, Nada El-Omari explores intergenerational memory and belonging. Her hybrid practice fragments text, sound, and image to question identity. Exhibited in festivals, online, and galleries, her recent projects include an interactive installation commissioned by the Art Gallery of Ontario.

CAREER

Grand Jury Grand Prix du 25 FPS Festival · Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal · Bogoshorts

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

SCREENING 1

21 July 2026 pm31 20h45

This film is included in screening Short film competition – Program #2

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