Camp Life / حياة المخيم

country, year

Jordan, Slovenia, 2025

genre

documentary

running time

8’40”

directed by

Helena Ileršič Salem

languages

Arabic

about the film

Camp Life is a short documentary film that reflects some of the difficulties Palestinian refugees face in the diaspora camps. Film reveals routine, unemployment, hope, and the dream of returning.

about the author

Helena Ileršič Salem is an independent filmmaker from Slovenia. Her passion for travel and filmmaking has provided her with numerous opportunities to meet new people and learn about their lives. For the past few years, she has been working on films in Slovenia and Jordan. Camp Life is the most recent of a series of films, describing the difficulties Palestinian refugees face in the diaspora.

filmography: 

  • 2025 – Camp life
  • 2024 – Lili
  • 2023 – The wall still separates us
  • 2023 – Magic
  • 2020 – Masks
  • 2019 – Happiness