Rashid Masharawi (Arabic: رشيد مشهراوي; born 1962) is a Palestinian film director, born in Gaza in 1962 to a family of refugees from Jaffa. He grew up in the Shati refugee camp. Rashid Masharawi lives and works in Ramallah, where he founded the Cinema Production and Distribution Center in 1996 with the aim of promoting local film productions. He also sponsors a mobile cinema, which allows him to screen films in Palestinian refugee camps. Other projects include the annual Kids Film Festival and major workshops on film production and directing. Rashid Masharawi regularly organises readings and discussion forums at the Al-Matal cultural centre. Through his documentaries and feature films, he has made a name for himself as a film artist and has received several film awards.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1962 (64)
- Gaza, Palestine
- Director, producer and writer
- 2 on Motif · 29 credits in all
Known for
Where can I watch Rashid Masharawi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 2 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Rashid Masharawi's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
29 credits, 2 with a Motif page.
Citizen Osama (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Hassan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Colors Under the Sky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Very Small Dreams (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
The Clown of Gaza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
From Ground Zero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Passing Dreams (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Recovery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
Journal de la Rue Gabrielle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
Writing on Snow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Letters From Al-Yarmouk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Palestine Stereo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Laila's Birthday(2008)
Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films
Attentive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Arafat, My Brother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Ticket to Jerusalem (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Upside Down (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
Behind the walls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Tension (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Haïfa(1996)
Motif score: 21st percentile of all films
Curfew (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
No Te Metas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
Long Days in Gaza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
Merry-Go-Round (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)
Shelter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Passport (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
When Night Falls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Drifting (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)
Dreams of Farah and Zahra (not in the Motif catalog yet)