Elia Suleiman
Elia Suleiman (b. 1960) might be the most famous of Palestinian directors, with several international films on his resume. His most well-known films are Chronicle of a Disappearance (1997), Divine Intervention (2002) and The Time That Remains (2009), all addressing the absurdity in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. It Must Be Heaven premiered in Cannes in 2019 where it competed for the Palme d’Or.