ABOUT THE FILM
A love story set in contemporary Palestine, of a woman in love with two men in a rapidly deteriorating world.
FILMMAKER
Hanna Elias -- 90' (USA/Palestine: 2003)
Once Again: Five Palestinian Human Rights Stories
ABOUT THE FILM
A collection of short films produced by the Institute of Modern Media, Al-Quds University, and George Khleifi.
DOAN | Filmmakers
DOAN | Filmmakers
Ismael Habbash, Nada El-Yassir, Tawfiq Abu Wael, Najwa Najjar and Abdel Salam Shehadeh -- 58' (Palestine: 2001)
The Order of the Day (L’Ordre du Jour)
ABOUT THE FILM
Based on a novel by Jean-Luc Outers, one of Belgium's leading novelists, the film is a satire of modern bureaucratic man and his contradictions, with a mixture of surrealism and Kafkaesque comedy. Martin is a sort of post-Romantic anti-hero who feels trapped by the strange and abstract demands of a modern bureaucracy. At the same time, he is unable to muster either the will or the resources revolt against his fate and superiors – on the contrary, he seems to perpetuate and desire his fate.
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Michel Khleifi -- 105’, French (Belgium: 1992)
Our Dreams… When?
ABOUT THE FILM
Written and directed by Palestinian youth living as refugees in Lebanon. The young writers enter the film as a group of friends whose daydreams become a reality. Mohammed, the journalist, covers the young photo exhibit in the camp, Rabab flies across all borders, Muna becomes a doctor, Walid finally sings on stage and Zeinab directs a film.
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Hicham Kayed -- 16' (Lebanon: 2001)
Our Nights and Our Mornings
ABOUT THE FILM
During the summer of 2001, a three week intensive video workshop was conducted with youth ages 11-13, at Ibdaa Cultural Center in Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem. The youth were involved in every step of the process from developing an idea to storyboarding, shooting and editing. They made 3 short videos including Our Nights and Our Mornings, which is an experimental piece exploring the young people’s dreams and morning thoughts.
Ibdaa Video Workshop -- 4’ (Palestine: 2001)
Out of Place (Kharij al-Makan)
ABOUT THE FILM
In Out of Place, each image and each place conjures up spaces that preoccupy the director Azza Al-Hassan; be it heaven or hell or the earth in between, each space evokes the spirits of the past, present and future, and amalgam history, geography and fantasy into a subjective experience that is uniquely intimate and universally appealing.
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Azza al-Hassan (1999)
Palestine Blues
ABOUT THE FILM
What is left for Palestinian farmers who learn that in 24hrs the Israeli Army will confiscate their lands for the construction of a Security Wall? What do people do when their very survival is threatened by one of the world's most powerful armies? PALESTINE BLUES tells the story of a village's confusion, desperation, and resistance, their daily victories and wrenching defeats. Unexpectedly filled with moments of poetry and humor this film's intimate access, unforgettable characters and story structure blur the line between documentary and narrative. Filmed at times with a hidden camera and at times under extreme duress, Palestinian-American filmmaker Nida Sinnokrot gives us a lasting chronicle of a people and their ancient life-giving orchards, ever threatened by destruction.
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Nida Sinnokrot (2008)
Palestine for Dummies
ABOUT THE FILM
An experimental movie in which the director creates a monotony from black and white pictures from Al Nakba and written scrolls of UN regulations, that all create a sense of how this Palestine is for dummies.
DOAN | Filmmakers
Sobhi Al-Zobeidi -- Experimental, 16', English (Palestine: 2003)