Hani Kort - Producer

Hani Kort established with Najwa Najjar Ustura Films Ltd. in Ramallah, Pal- estine in 2000 as a registered limited company with the intention to pro- duce documentaries and fiction films to change stereotypes and present different narratives. The company’s mission has been to build the budding local cinema in- dustry and to support artists in the field. To date they have trained many crew members, offering several head of department positions during its productions over the years with half the trainees being women. In 2012 Kort and Najjar opened another branch of the company in Amman, Jordan. Kort has produced several award winning documentaries, shorts and 3 critically acclaimed fictional by Najjar. (please see above Najwa Najjar’s filmography) He is the General Manager and Founder of Development And Reconstruction Bureau / DARB ltd., Ramallah-Palestine and Amman-Jor- dan, April 2001 – present. Responsible for project development in Pales- tine and Jordan, and managing water related projects.

Who Killed Arafat? | Pre-Production

An investigative documentary combining archival footage, interviews and staged drama to question and explore “Who Killed Arafat.” Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority and Chairman of the Pal- estine Liberation Organization, died unexpectedly after a short period of illness on 11November 2004, at 75 years of age. Cause of his death has since been debated and remains until today unknown. President Arafat who was flown to France for treatment, was pronounced incapacitated of what French doctors called a massive haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident. However, the underlying infection was declared unknown. The official statement announcing his death failed to determine a cause, saying only that he had a “mystery blood disorder”. Who Killed Arafat will look at the developments in the case since 2012 and the impact of Yasser Arafat’s death to the regional and international politi- cal scene. An exploration of his life and legacy will be part and parcel of the documentary with the fictionalised part of the documentary taking the dra- matic story of the last person who was with Arafat before he passed away.