Palestinian filmmaker Muayad Alayan's third feature film will make its Arab premiere at the festival, which runs from 15 to 24 November. Co-written with Rami Alayan, A House in Jerusalem made its world premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival 2023. The film has received recognition at various festivals, including the Boston Palestinian Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival in the United States, the Mostra de Valencia-Cinema del Mediterrani in Spain, the Athens Palestinian Film Festival in Greece, and the Palestinian Film Festival in Australia.
With a cast including Johnny Harris, Makran Khoury, Souad Feres, Miley Locke and Sheherazade Makhoul Farrell, the film follows young Rebecca, who moves from London to Jerusalem in the hope of finding comfort after the sudden death of her mother. The family home is full of secrets, and Rebecca is determined to uncover them. The film has also received development funding from the Doha Film Institute, the Dutch Film Fund, the MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, the British Film Institute and the French Consulate General in Jerusalem. He has also received the Filmmore Postproduction Award and the Cinema Grant from AFAC.