Nour Abu Ghneim, born in Kuwait, left it in 1991 during the Gulf War. I have not forgotten that day when we left, images that continue to follow and imprint in memory as if they were carved on rock.

I belong to a family of eight members, and my family instilled in us a love for knowledge. We have all specializations: a doctor, a scientist, a religious scholar, university professors, and politicians, until I became a documentary filmmaker. My dreams were many since childhood. Sometimes I wanted to be an engineer, and sometimes a lawyer, but I didn't achieve anything of that because our social circumstances did not allow me to dream as I wanted.

However, I joined a local university in Bethlehem and studied sociology and journalism. At first, I wasn't interested in education, but my family insisted on this degree because our family's legacy is education and culture. With determination, I completed university studies. After four years of study and staying at home without work, not out of laziness but due to the lack of opportunities in the local community.

In 2005, I found an advertisement in a daily newspaper for a documentary filmmaking course at Dar Al-Nadwa International. My curiosity attracted me to it because I was a frequent viewer of documentaries, and I discovered that this is what I want to do. I joined the course, learned some initial principles of filming and editing, and this increased my passion to learn more. I considered this training as a profession for me.

In the following year, Dar Al-Kalima College opened the Documentary Film Production program, so I joined it. At the same time, I worked at the Bethlehem Media Center, affiliated with Dar Al-Nadwa International. I didn't have a high level of experience, but with their insistence on nurturing me in this field, I gained skills that exceeded the skills of bachelor's degree holders. From there, the real journey, struggle, and achievement began in the practical field. I achieved what I dreamed of in the end.

I cannot deny the great benefit of my bachelor's degree. Filmmaking requires culture and thinking before work,