VENICE 2018 Giornate degli Autori
Bassam Jarbawi • Director
"I wanted to deal with the aftermath of jail"
VENICE 2018: Palestinian director-screenwriter Bassam Jarbawi talks to us about his feature debut Screwdriver (Mafak), in competition in the Giornate degli Autori
A former prisoner's traumas, set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, are the main focus of Screwdriver (Mafak), the feature debut by Palestinian director-screenwriter Bassam Jarbawi. The film is in competition in the 2018 Giornate degli Autori.