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Cinema Politica: Israel vs Israel + This Palestinian Life

A doc that follows four Israeli peace activists + stories of Palestinian nonviolent resistance


7:00pm
Monday March 14 2011

Venue: room H-110, Concordia University
Address: 1455 de Maisonneuve West
Cost: Pay what you can / contribution volontaire

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Israel vs Israel

A doc that follows four Israeli peace activists: a grand mother, a veteran soldier, a rabbi and a young anarchist
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Terje Carlsson / Sweden- Israel- Occupied Palestinian Territory / 2010 / 58 min / English, Arabic, Hebrew

One grandmother, one rabbi, one anarchist and one ex-soldier – four Israelis trying to put an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories.     The documentary Israel vs Israel is a film about Jewish peace activists who in both words and actions take a stand again 40 years of occupation and illegal settlements.  This is a film about the desperate struggle to somehow change the current situation and improve life for the Palestinians. In return, these activists face scepticism and hatred from fellow Israeli countrymen.   Israel vs Israel reveals both sensitive family discussion as well as secret testimonies from former combat soldiers.   These Israelis are often portrayed as naïve, unreliable and dangerous for the Jewish state. They are often ridiculed and demonised for their honest commitment.   The fight for peace divides Israel in Terje Carlssons new documentary.



Credits

Director: Terje Carlsson Editor: Josef Nyberg Sound: Ola Eliasson Animations maps: Per Ståhlberg, SVT Colorist: Ulf Nordin, SVT

 

 
This Palestinian Life
A powerful doc that presents stories of Palestinian nonviolent resistance
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Philip Rizk, Nayef Hashlamoun / Egypt, Palestine / 2009 / 29 min / Arabic with English subtitles

THIS PALESTINIAN LIFE is a film about people who perservere despite the odds stacked against them. The film documents specifically the aspects of perseverance or steadfastness of the Palestinian nonviolent struggle against Israeli occupation and the deliberate, ongoing, illegal annexation of Palestinian land. An Arabic term used for everyday acts of nonviolent resistance is sumoud – steadfastness, perseverance. In the film, Egyptian activist and filmmaker, Philip Rizk, tells the stories of Palestinian villagers who attempt to remain steadfast, to persevere, in the face of settler violence, the injustice and duplicity of the Israeli government, and the ambivalence of the international community.Among the many attempts to portray and communicate the reality of the Palestinian situation, THIS PALESTINIAN LIFE does something unique. The film does not attempt to provide an overview of the entire conflict. No "expert" opinions are featured. Rather, it takes an oral history approach and listens to particular individuals – both women and men, young and old – and their experiences under Israeli occupation.In their quiet way, the individuals show you that they would rather speak out than remain quiet, that they would rather remain steadfast than react violently, and that they would rather die than leave their land. THIS PALESTINIAN LIFE seeks to celebrate that threatened culture. The unity of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank is acknowledged by featuring communities from both areas. The film seeks to connect community leaders from the segregated Palestinian areas of Gaza and the West Bank with each other, so that they can build upon each other's efforts and that each might be inspired by other's sumoud

Credits

Director & Producer - Philip RizkAssociate Producer - Iris IchishitaAssistant Producer - Julie NormanEditor - Louly SeifCo-Director (Hebron) - Nayef Hashlamoun 

Organizer:Executive Director and Network Coordinator Email: svetla [at] cinemapolitica [dot] org

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