Soon We Will All Be History Here

When an injured Peregrine falcon lands on Suleiman's farm in Gaza, close to the Israel border, he rescues the bird and nurses it back to health. Soon, he comes to believe the bird is the reincarnation of his late sister, who recently passed.

A downhearted and lost teenager, Hisham, demands the falcon, but Suleiman refuses, and a power struggle begins. Noreen, a Palestinian ornithologist from Jerusalem, arrives to study the migratory patterns of the falcons. She and Suleiman find in each other a rare kinship. It may be the only thing that can help them find what they're looking for.

Jury Statement: Soon We Will All Be History Here is a powerful and deeply moving story of intergenerational trauma, resilience, and displacement in southern Gaza, Palestine. Told with poetic restraint, the film offers a vital human perspective on life under Israeli occupation – an especially important act at a time when Palestinian lives are under severe and ongoing threat. The jury was impressed by the project’s emotional depth, richly drawn characters, symbolic imagery and quiet defiance.

Soon We Will All Be History Here was supported in 2025 with 500 000 NOK.