Maya Omaia Keesh

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Khalid's love

Year 1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe and some arriving with nefarious Zionist-colonial ambitions, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

Shahd is longing for love. Ziad, her gay best friend, has been there for her, but she always wanted more. After a night of drunkenness and mixed signals, Shahd makes a move, taking them to the verge of vulnerability, attraction and love.

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Salma

After fifteen years of imprisonment, Ziad struggles to adjust to modern Palestinian life as the hero everyone hails him to be. Unable to distinguish reality from hallucination he unravels and forces himself to go back to where it all began.

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

During the First Intifada, Atef is chased by the Israeli army and finds himself trapped in an entrance of a house. The owner, an old lady, hides him. Atef is surprised that there is another person inside, who helps him not to be arrested.