| Like Twenty Impossibles | |
| Native Name: | كأننا عشرون مستحيل |
| Director: | Annemarie Jacir |
| Starring: | Tarek Abu Assab Ashraf Abu Moch Reem Abu-Sbaih |
| Cinematography: | Philippe Bellaiche |
| Music: | Kamran Rastegar |
| Production Companies: | --> |
| Distributors: | --> |
| Runtime: | 17 minutes |
| Country: | Israel |
Like Twenty Impossibles (Arabic: كأننا عشرون مستحيل; Ka'inana Ashrun Mustaheel) is an independent short film written and directed by Annemarie Jacir in 2003.[1]
Like Twenty Impossibles was Jacir's graduate thesis film while she was attending Columbia University. It is a fiction film shot in occupied Palestine during the Second Intifada about a Palestinian film crew attempting to cross Israeli checkpoints.[2]
It received attention when it became the first ever short film from the Arab world to be chosen as an Official Selection of the Cannes International Film Festival. As well as being the first Palestinian short film in Cannes, it also marked the first time a Palestinian female director walked the red carpet. The film went on to win numerous awards and was a National Finalist at the Academy Awards, breaking new ground for Arab cinema.
Annemarie Jacir is considered part of the Arab New Wave Cinema.
Like Twenty Impossibles was the first Palestinian short film to be an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival. It was a National Finalist of Academy Awards and won over 15 awards including Best Film at Chicago International Film Festival, IFP/New York, Institut du Monde Arabe, and Palm Springs International Film Festival.