Leila Sansour

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British comedian and columnist Jeremy Hardy makes a rash decision to travel to Palestine in March 2002 just before the invasion of Bethlehem and the siege of the Nativity Church. He travels there to join a campaign to protect Palestinian farmers against the hostility of settlers but finds himself caught up in the events of the invasion. In the summer of 2002, Jeremy he decides to go back again, but this time, in a manner of speaking, to take on the Israeli army.

 
 
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Leila Sansour
Leila Sansour

Leila Sansour is the founder and CEO of Open Bethlehem. She was born in Moscow to a Palestinian father and a Russian mother and grew up in the occupied West Bank. Leila Sansour studied at the Sorbonne, Paris, at Moscow State University and at Warwick University in the UK. She holds a Masters degree in philosophy.

 
 

Leila Sansour -- Documentary, 6’ (Palestine/UK: 2002)

Human Shield Theory

 

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A short film about becoming a human shield and about one's reasons for taking up what might appear as another people's battle.

 
 
DOAN | Filmmakers 2
Leila Sansour
Leila Sansour

Leila Sansour is the founder and CEO of Open Bethlehem. She was born in Moscow to a Palestinian father and a Russian mother and grew up in the occupied West Bank. Leila Sansour studied at the Sorbonne, Paris, at Moscow State University and at Warwick University in the UK. She holds a Masters degree in philosophy.

 
 

Leila Sansour -- 6' (Palestine/UK: 2003)

Jeremy Hardy Vs. the Israeli Army

 

ABOUT THE FILM

British comedian Jeremy Hardy makes a rash decision to travel to Palestine in March 2002 just before the invasion of Bethlehem and the siege of the Nativity Church. He joins a campaign to protect Palestinian farmers against the hostility of settlers but finds himself caught up in the events of the invasion. He decides to return later, but this time - in a manner of speaking - to take on the Israeli army.

 
 
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DOAN | Filmmakers 2
Leila Sansour
Leila Sansour

Leila Sansour is the founder and CEO of Open Bethlehem. She was born in Moscow to a Palestinian father and a Russian mother and grew up in the occupied West Bank. Leila Sansour studied at the Sorbonne, Paris, at Moscow State University and at Warwick University in the UK. She holds a Masters degree in philosophy.

Leila Sansour -- Documentary, 52’ (UK/Palestine: 2002)