While researching footage for a documentary, an Israeli archive researcher comes across a few tapes titled "Loot." Why are they there? To whom do they belong?

In 1982, The Israeli army invaded Beirut. A film archive of the PLO's filming unit, containing hundreds of hours of raw materials, disappeared. "SHALAL" is a story of a lost Palestinian film archive, delving into three historical events captured in the footage. It is the story of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict-from a new viewpoint. The real war is a reel war, fought not with firepower but with access to historical records and visual archives.

History is written by the victors. But is it also archived by them? While researching footage for a documentary, an Israeli archive researcher comes across a box of tapes titled "Loot." Shalaal is a story of a lost Palestinian film archive seized by the Israeli military. Using never-before-seen footage, the film delves into historical events captured in the footage through the POV of eyewitness accounts on both sides. It is the story of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict-from a new viewpoint. The real war is fought not with firepower, but with the ability to control the narrative and deny people access to their own history.