Fertile Memory

"Fertile Memory" is a poignant documentary portrait of two Palestinian women, Farah Hatoum and Sahar Khalifeh, whose lives are inextricably linked to the politics that have ravaged their homeland. A widow living with her children and grandchildren, Hatoum's struggles are mirrored by Khalifeh's own as a novelist from the West Bank. Through their stories, the film sheds light on the personal cost of resistance, revealing the human face behind the headlines of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.