I’m a Little Angel

 

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Shot in Bethlehem during the second Intifada, this documentary tells the touching story of three children who by force of events became victims of the indiscriminate violence by the Occupation Forces. AS they and their families grapple with the trauma and its ramifications, the view gets a unique chance of witnessing the scale and magnitude of the tragedy of the Palestinian people, children and adults alike.

 
 
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Hanna Musleh
Hanna Musleh

Hanna Musleh was born in 1954 in Beit Jala to Wahbe and Nijmeh Musleh. During his youth he attended the Mennonite School in Beit Jala, and later went to study in Leningrad State University in Russia for a degree in anthropology, finally obtaining his M.A. from the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology at Manchester University in England. Musleh then returned to Palestine and has worked as a professor at Bethlehem University since 1980 where he has taught cultural studies, history, anthropology and currently teaches film appreciation, anthropology of religion and philosophy.

 
 

Hanna Musleh -- 40' (Palestine: 2000)

In God’s House

 
 
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Yahya Barakat
Yahya Barakat

The instant Barakat learned Corrie had been crushed to death by an Israeli-driven Caterpillar bulldozer, he began work on his documentary Rachel: An American Conscience. This documentary, released in 2005, offers rare footage of Rachel talking to a camera and describing Israeli human rights violations against a Palestinian civilian population.

 
 

Yahya Barakat -- 42' (Palestine: 2002)

In My Own Skin

 

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“In My Own Skin” is a meditation on the complexities of the Arab American experience through candid interviews with five young Arab women living in New York in October 2001.

 
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Jennifer Jajeh
Jennifer Jajeh

Originally from Ramallah, Jennifer Jajeh is a San Francisco-based actress, curator and independent filmmaker. A UCLA graduate, she received her actor's training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City. In addition to her work as a performer, she has worked internationally as an arts administrator in places as diverse as Prague and Palestine. 

Jennifer Jajeh & Nikki Byrd -- Documentary, 16' (USA: 2001)

In the Ninth Month (Bahodesh Hathi'i)

 

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A folk legend that spread through the Arab villages during the days of Ottoman rule tells of a mysterious old man who steals naughty children. Residents of a village become about a child who is missing. Ahmad, with his strange manners and black dress, is suspected of being the kidnapper. Yet, there is good reason for his behavior - his brother Khalil, a refugee from Lebanon, has just snuck into the village - but revealing it would threaten his life and the lives of those around him. Buried under the legend, the characters are brought to life in an imaginary reality.

 
 
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Ali Nasser
Ali Nasser

Ali Nasser was born in Israel in the Galilee in a small village called Arraba, which is now the biggest village in the holy land. He studied drama in the Russian capital and went on to direct documentaries.

Ali Nassar -- 108’ (Israel/Palestine: 2002)

Independence (Istiqlal)

 

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This film explores the dilemmas Israel’s "Independence Day” poses to Palestinian citizens of Israel. Forced by the economic realities of jobs that depend on Israeli authorities, schoolteachers and truck drivers swallow their feelings of humiliation and observe Israeli national rites.

 
 

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Nizar Hasan -- 25' (Palestine: 1994)

 

Inheritance

 

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The story of a Palestinian family living in a village close to the Lebanese border and the crises erupting between the siblings as the health and the authority of the patriarch who was running them all with an iron fist, is declining.

 
 
 
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Hiam Abbas
Hiam Abbas

Hiam Abbas began her career acting in Palestinian theater groups before taking film roles with directors such as Rashid Masharawi and Michel Khleifi. She is known for her roles in the films Satin Rouge, Paradise Now(2005), The Syrian Bride (2004), and Free Zone (2005).

 

Hiam Abbas -- 88’, Hebrew/French/Arabic/English (France/Israel/Turkey/Palestine: 2012)

Into the Belly of the Whale

 

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A Palestinian man caught 30 meters beneath the surface of the earth in a Gaza tunnel, reflects on life as the end looms.

 
 
 
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Hazim Bitar
Hazim Bitar

Hazim Bitar is a Palestinian-Jordanian producer, writer, and director. He founded the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative, which serves as the launching pad for some of Jordan's leading independent filmmakers. Since its founding, the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative has provided cinema education to hundreds of Jordanians and Palestinians, mainly in disadvantaged areas.

 

Hazim Bitar -- Docudrama, 25’ (Jordan: 2010)

Introduction to the End of an Argument

 

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This highly kinetic tableaux of uprooted sights and sounds works most earnestly to expose the racial biases concealed in familiar images. Relying on valuable snippets from feature films such as "Exodus", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Black Sunday", "Little Drummer Girl", and network news shows, the filmmakers have constructed an oddly wry narrative, mimicking the history of Middle East politics.

 
 
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Elia Suleiman
Elia Suleiman

Born in 1960 in Nazareth, Elia Suleiman lived in New York from 1981 to 1993. While in the United States, he has directed his first two short films: Introduction to the End of an Argument and Hommage by Assassination, winning numerous awards.

Elia Suleiman -- 45’, English (Canada: 1990)