Heavy Metal – Palestine´s Champ Camp.

The girls of Champ Camp are in some ways typical teenagers — eager to challenge the old ways and looking to make their mark, pursue their purpose. But Adla, Rahmeeh and We'am– Palestinians growing up in Jordan’s Al-Baqa’a refugee camp– can also lift as much as 70 KG and are aiming for medals in international weightlifting competitions. Maybe even the Olympics... To book their ticket, the young women must succeed on stage in front of their loved ones in the heart of a refugee camp. The pressure of the competition leads to tears and triumph as the team dazzles the crowd with their formidable strength. It also raises the question: what does it mean to be a strong, young Palestinian woman?

The film is part of ‘Sports Explains the World’, a series from Meadowlark Media. Each film in the series provides intimate, character-driven stories rooted in sports that deliver larger messages about humanity and the pivotal times we live in.

Director EDWARD KNOWLES, TIMO BRUUN
Producer & Story Consultant HIND SHOUFANI
Executive Producer FLORIAN GEBBERT
Director of Photography TIMO BRUUN, TOBIAS ABT
Editor PHILIPP HARTINGER
Composer ZLAYA LOUD
Production Sound Mix TAREK ABU GOSH
Additional Cinematographers OMAR JODALLAH, JAKOB SKOTT
Associate Producer HELENE GRÖPPER
Production Assistant MOHAMMAD AL-RAWDHI