Annemarie Jacir’s Oscar hopeful “ Palestine 36 ” has released its first trailer, offering a powerful glimpse into what the acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker calls “the project of my life.”

The historical drama, which is Palestine’s official submission for the 2026 Academy Awards in the international feature category, is set during the Arab Revolt of 1936 — a period Jacir describes as “a major turning point in our history.”

The Arab Revolt was a “large-scale uprising against British colonial rule,” Jacir tells Variety . “That moment set the stage for everything that was to come, and it’s a legacy we still live today.”

The film, which Jacir has spent eight years developing, centers on a group of Palestinian villagers whose lives are upended by British occupation, tracing the birth of a

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