"All we have" Palestinian animation film. "Todo lo que tenemos" dibujos animados palestinos. ENG ESP

On the surface, "All We Have" tells an ordinary story; a couple fall in love, get married, and have a baby.

But in the shadow of military occupation, nothing is ordinary in ‘how’ the story unfolds. DALYA, falls in-love with a freedom-fighter, SALEM, during a dawn raid. Now a fugitive, military forces indefinitely arrest Salem on their wedding night.

The couple then decide to start a family by smuggling sperm through prison- an act displayed through the magic of a songbird who contains the power of The Phoenix rising from ashes. DALYA's conception is successful but her delivery is interrupted by a checkpoint surrounding her by ‘guns pointing’ and ‘phones shooting’.

A decade later, they are finally reunited, but the trauma from SALEM's imprisonment becomes the film’s deepest wound; its violence does not end at the cell door, but continues inside him, reshaping his mind, tenderness, and place within his family.

Based on true events, this is a story of how life becomes art when time is weaponized against love, and of love's power to conquer and heal.

Director Biography -

Amer Hlehel, Mahmoud Ghalwa

Mahmoud Abu Ghalwa is a filmmaker and creative director with over 15 years of professional experience in documentary, fiction, animation, and music video production. He has collaborated with international media organizations, including Al Jazeera, and previously served as Production Manager at UNRWA TV.

He currently works as Head of Video Production at Misbar, a platform dedicated to factchecking and combating misinformation, as well as Doha+, where he oversees the development of analytical and explanatory visual content aligned with the highest editorial and professional standards. Mahmoud directed the short film Paper Boat, which screened in 12 countries worldwide, and wrote the screenplay for Nuseirat: The Hostage Massacre (Al Jazeera 360’s most watched film in 2025), which received the Best War Film Screenplay Award at the Five Continents International Film Festival. He also works as an independent filmmaker and producer, developing cinematic projects for international audiences.

Amer Hlehel is a Palestinian Actor, Playwright and Director based in Haifa. He has written several plays, including “I am From There”, "Masters of Tarab"," "Hoota", "Taha" (which received the Best Production award at the Asian Arts Award in Edinburgh in 2017), amongst others. Hlehel has an impressive list of acting credits, including notable roles such as Caliban in Shakespeare's "The Tempest" at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-on-Avon. He also portrayed Abu Altayib in "Goats" at The Royal Court Theatre in London, and appeared as Truffaldino in "A Servant of Two Masters," Dr. Roberto Miranda in "Death and the Maiden". Hlehel's performances include Diab in "Diab" (earning him the Best Actor and Best Solo Performance awards at the Masraheed Festival in 2005, Acco) and Enkidu in "Gilgamesh Didn't Die".

In the realm of film, Hlehel has contributed to cinema with appearances in films such as The Silver lion (Venice festival 2025) winner and Golden Globes, Bafta and the Oscars nominated “The Voice Of Hind Rajab” the Golden Globe award-winning “Paradise Now”, the best script winner at Cannes festival -uncertain regard category- “Mediterranean Fever” 2022, “Tel Aviv On Fire”, “Personal Affairs”, “The Idol”, “The Time that Remains”, “Amreeka” and more. Hlehel has also ventured into directing for both stage and film. His directorial works include "What the Story is All About", "Breaking News", "Finding the Dream", "Thanks", "Prayer" (video), and "Altagreeba". He is an alumnus of the Sundance Institute Theatre Program.

Director Statement

Cultural preservation through storytelling is critical to Palestinianian 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.