Palestine 36: A film about a revolt that nearly changed history | News | Al Jazeera

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play video play video Video Duration 24 minutes 07 seconds play-arrow 24:07 Director Annemarie Jacir on how Palestine 36 traces today’s crisis back to British colonial rule. We speak to director Annemarie Jacir about Palestine 36, her epic film about the 1936 Palestinian revolt that almost succeeded, the often-forgotten roots of today’s crisis, and why this history still feels painfully present. In this episode: Annemarie Jacir ( @AnnemarieJacir ), Filmmaker and Writer Episode credits: This episode was produced by David Enders, Sonia Bhagat, and Sarí el-Khalili with Spencer Cline, Chloe K. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X , Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube Published On 3 Apr 2026 3 Apr 2026 Save Click here to share on social media share2 Share facebook twitter whatsapp copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info

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Before Israeli occupation, there was British colonialism. We speak to director Annemarie Jacir about Palestine 36, her epic film about the 1936 Palestinian revolt that almost succeeded, the often-forgotten roots of today’s crisis, and why this history still feels painfully present.
In this episode:
Annemarie Jacir (
@AnnemarieJacir
), Filmmaker and Writer
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by David Enders, Sonia Bhagat, and Sarí el-Khalili with Spencer Cline, Chloe K. Li, Catherine Nouhan, Tuleen Barakat and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Tamara Khandaker.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
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