Press Highlights
Lyd on Democracy Now!
Lyd featured on Aljazeera English
Lyd featured on Sky News
Anadolu English
POV Magazine
Lyd Review: A Cri de Coeur for a Free Palestine by Pat Mullen
“Ambitiously tackling perhaps the most controversial geopolitical issue in the world, and doing so in under 80 minutes, the filmmakers offer a provocative cri de coeur for a free Palestine.”
San Fransisco Examiner
SF Jewish Film Festival centers diverse perspectives on Israel-Palestine by James Ambroff-Tahan
“Lyd is one of the most poignant and frank productions among the five feature films [in the Ruminations Section of the SF Jewish Film Festival].”
The Jewish News of Northern California
S.F. Jewish Film Festival: Sci-fi documentary ‘Lyd’ tells two histories of the city of Lod from a Palestinian perspective by David A.M. Wilensky
“If you are uncomfortable with a narrative that defaults to calling that land Palestine and calling the events of 1948 the Nakba, this film will challenge you immensely. Even if you are comfortable with that language, it will disconcert you. But I daresay it’s a good time to be challenged by art from Israel, from Palestine — from the Greater Levant.”
Lyd interview in Rough Cut
“In an exploratory exchange across three time zones, Lauren Collee speaks to the filmmaking duo about creating a vibrant parallel reality for the occupied Palestinian city, Lyd, and the vast potential of speculative worldbuilding in the face of colonialism and genocide.”
– Lauren Collee
Lyd review by Disappointment Media
“It is the perfect time for a film like Lyd, a work that draws a clear line between the sins of the past and our present reality and vociferously argues why contextualizing the present within that broader history is crucial in determining the future.”
—Disappointment Media
Lyd reviewed by ScreenHub
Lyd review: a must-see Palestinian documentary by Silvi Vann-Wall
“A must see Palestinian documentary.”
“Stunning”
Lyd reviewed by the International Federation of Film Critics
Animated History: Of Fighting Occupation Artistically by Schayan Riaz
“Lyd is a film that should, for all that it touches upon and how it does what it sets out to do, certainly stand the test of time.”
“What makes Lyd stand out from other documentaries on this topic, but also in general is the way the filmmakers audaciously weave together different forms of storytelling.”
“This film is an important document of time and should be screened widely.”
Shaping the Narrative: Women at the Heart of the Amman Film Festival by Mohamed Tarek
“This portrayal unfolds in two dimensions: one represents the tangible reality of the city as it exists in our contemporary world, while the other thrives within the imaginations of the two filmmakers and resonates with countless Palestinians globally. The filmmakers ingeniously narrate these parallel histories through distinct visual mediums.”
“a unique artistic and historical journey.”a unique artistic and historical journey.”
Lyd featured in The National
Lyd: New sci-fi documentary depicts Palestinian city with and without the Nakba by Razmig Bedirian
“With their collaborative feature, Lyd, Palestinian writer and activist Rami Younis and American filmmaker Sarah Ema Friedland present a cinematic achievement that breaks down the wide divide between documentary and science fiction.”
Culture Bites: Sci-fi documentary about Palestine and Israel, Arab Cinema Week with Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews
