People

Diana Allan: Founder and co-director:

Diana founded the Nakba Archive in June 2002. She has a doctorate in anthropology and film from Harvard University and is the founder and co-director of Lens on Lebanon, a grassroots media initiative that was established during the Lebanon-Israel war of 2006. Video documentaries include: Chatila, Beirut (2002); and Still Life (2007); Nakba Archive Excerpts (2008).

Mahmoud Zeidan: Co-director:

Mahmoud is a Palestinian refugee born in Ein el Helweih camp in Lebanon. He studied English literature at the Lebanese university and pursued his graduate studies in Human Rights and Democratization at the University of Malta. Mahmoud is the co-director of the 'Nakba Archive'. He is currently active in defending human rights and the right of return of Palestinian refugees. Mahmoud also works with photography and film making, and is a founding member of Lens on Lebanon.

Interviewers and researchers:

Post-production work – Mazen Hashem and Meriam Jbeily Solo Films, Beirut

This project was made possible thanks to the generous support of:

The Ford Foundation
Welfare Association

Jamie Smith: website design

This website was designed by Jamie Smith, a web editor currently working for a local authority in London. He has previously produced websites for Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Nakba Archive and International Solidarity Movement London.