In early 2023, filmmaker Rolla Selbak completed her script for The Visitor , a horror feature steeped in Palestinian folklore. The story centered on a young Palestinian man living in Jerusalem who must save his family after a Ghouleh, a female demon from his grandmother’s folktales, arrive in his town and threatens his home.

Selbak hoped the script would land at a major indie, and by the fall, she was set for a reading at AFM to drum up interest. But a few weeks before the event, the Oct. 7 attacks threw the world into turmoil.

In early 2023, filmmaker Rolla Selbak completed her script for The Visitor , a horror feature steeped in Palestinian folklore. The story centered on a young Palestinian man living in Jerusalem who must save his family after a Ghouleh, a female demon from h

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