Filmmakers Statement

Cultural preservation through storytelling is critical to Palestinian identity: we are one heart shattered into 11 million people spread across the globe. We carry the weight of intergenerational trauma, exile and dispossession as we struggle to find ways to speak our truth in a post truth world. At Hakwatieh Productions we simply wanted to tell our story to the world.

The film was inspired by the steadfastness of Palestinian Prisoners and their loved ones. The couple’s conception, which is nothing short of a miracle given that Salem is locked up in a high security military prison, is a nod to the tens of babies conceived by smuggling sperm from Israeli prisons. Dalya’s birth, surrounded by ‘guns pointing’ and ‘phones shooting’, is an acknowledgement to the tens of Palestinian babies born at military checkpoints. All We Have weaves poetic verses into a rich tapestry of magic realism, stunning visuals, and poignant music to tell an ordinary love-story in extraordinary circumstances. This is a familiar Palestinian tale that the world needs to know.

Created by a team of diasporic Palestinian artists scattered around the world from Palestine to Australia to Turkey and North America, the project faced immense barriers with the rise of the genocide in Gaza. This film became a lifeline for our team, bringing resilience and hope as we wrestle with the unbearable reality of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. We want the world to see this so-called conflict in its truest and most naked form; not by romanticizing the resilience of the Palestinian people, but by presenting their lived experience with truth and courage. At Hakawatiya Productions, we embrace art as a means of forging beautiful resistance: not only to ensure that our stories are told, but also to express our hope for a better future.