"“The Untold Intifada 1958” chronicles the first mass Palestinian uprising after the Nakba within the 1948 borders, which erupted in Nazareth and Um Al-fahem in May 1958. Despite its central importance as a pivotal moment in the history of Palestinians in Israel, this uprising has remained largely erased from official Palestinian narratives, insufficiently documented, and rarely examined in depth.

Through interviews with ten Palestinian individuals who actively took part in the protest, today aged between 87 and 96, the film reconstructs the events of that moment when Palestinians in Israel took to the streets after ten years of enforced silence under Israeli military rule. This uprising marked the first large-scale act of defiance and symbolized a collective rupture of fear, laying the groundwork for an emerging shared political consciousness.

The film weaves these living testimonies together with rare archival material — including documents, photographs, and media sources, bridging past and present, and shedding light on a forgotten moment that signaled a decisive turning point in the political trajectory of Palestinians inside Israel."

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