Israel/Palestine Studies

ISRAEL/PALESTINE STUDIES

PRIMED SALINA DOC BIRDS EYE HAIFA IDFA 2010 GENEVA FIFDH LONDON IDF CINEMED WOMEN FEST VIEW FILM FESTIVAL OF HAMAS While the most prominent members of the controversial organisation Hamas Directed by: Suha Arraf are men, most of its ﬁeld work is carried out by cadres of women supporters. Produced by: Suha Arraf These women of Hamas are the most powerful women in the Palestinian territories. Some serve as leaders of the movement, others are recognized for their social welfare activities. Focusing on three such women this ﬁlm gives us an insight into the work of those who remain in the shadows. 60 min. | Arabic with Eng. Subtitles | Germany, Israel 2010

BERLIN CINEMA DOCUMENTARIST THE JERUSALEM MEDFILM FESTIVAL THE EDWARD SAID INTERNATIONAL SOUTH FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL CINEMA DEL MEDITERRANEO MEMORIAL CONFERENCE ART/VIOLENCE FILM FESTIVAL (ISRAEL) (ISTANBUL, TURKEY) FILM FESTIVAL A ROMA (UTRECHT UNIVERSITY, THE NETHERLANDS) (JERUSALEM, ISRAEL) (ROME, ITALY) 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 Directed by: Batoul Taleb Udi Aloni, Mariam Abu Khaled Following the lead of their beloved director and peace activist, Juliano Mer-Khamis, who was murdered on April 4th, 2011 outside the Freedom Produced by: Udi Aloni, Theater in the Jenin Refugee Camp in the West Bank, they use their Batoul Taleb, Tamer Nafar, imagination in an unpredictably brutal environment creating an artistic Aviva Zimmerman rebellion; a vivid and brave portrayal of a young, active generation of Palestinians. 75 min. | Arabic, English, Hebrew with Eng. Subtitles | USA 2013

JERUSALEM SUNDANCE THESSALONIKI MUNICH HUMAN RIGHTS IDFA 2002 FILM FESTIVAL HOT DOCS WATCH FILM FESTIVAL FORD TRANSIT FILM FESTIVAL THES DOCFEST 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 NEW YORK 2003 Directed by: Hany Abu-Assad Rajai, a Palestinian “service” taxi driver ferries his passengers between Produced by: Bero Beyer East Jerusalem and Ramallah for 3 shekels a ride. En route, he either gives you insight into the daily challenges faced by Palestinians under Israeli occupation, or he drives you crazy. Or both. His take on the Intifada, suicide bombings and life in general is mirrored in his passengers—which include prominent Palestinian political and cultural ﬁgures, and more than one 99 min. | Arabic with Eng. Subtitles | delightful cameo appearance in this blurry document of fact and ﬁction. Netherlands 2002

DOCAVIV VISION DU REEL DOK LEIPZIG THE LAB 2013 2013 2013 Directed by: Yotam Feldman Since 9/11, the Israeli arms industries are doing bigger business than ever Produced by: Yoav Roeh, before. Large Israeli companies develop and test the vessels of future Aurit Zamir warfare, which is then sold worldwide by private Israeli agents, who manipulate a network of Israeli politicians and army commanders, while Israeli theoreticians explain to various foreign countries how to defeat civil and para-military resistance. The ﬁlm reveals The Lab, which has transformed 60 min. | Hebrew with Eng. Subtitles | the Israeli military occupation from a burden to a marketable, highly Belgium, France, Israel 2013 proﬁtable, national asset.

DOK LEIPZIG CINEMA SHANGHAI OFFICIAL SELECTION IN THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL TORONTO SOUTH FESTIVAL TV FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL THE JERUSALEM INTERNATIONAL LUXURIES ISRAEL CHINA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL FILM FESTIVAL GERMANY USA 2012 2011 2012 2012 ISRAEL 2011 Directed by: David Ofek An elusive “coordinator,” vague formulas that calculate “survival capacity”, Produced by: Edna Kowarsky, warehouses cramped with rotting goods, and donkeys dressed up as zebras Elinor Kowarsky – all take part in the mosaic that sketches a surreal reality in which evil and stupidity merge. Director David Ofek takes the viewer on a journey to the absurd front of the Israeli “blockade on Gaza”, revealing the consequences of a policy that limits the ﬂow of goods into Gaza. 54 min. | Hebrew with Eng. Subtitles | Israel 2011

TLV FEST POWDER DOCAVIV TEL AVIV Directed by: Ayal Goldberg Four generations, three funerals, two wars and a boyfriend waiting in Produced by: Osnat Trabels Tel Aviv: in a tragic-comic clash between the ﬁlmmaker and the habit of obedience, Ayal is repeatedly called for reserve duty as a Tank Commander in the Israeli army. Through use of archive footage of events ﬁlmed over the course of a decade, a son of a good family has to prove he's on the right way by doing everything different than his forefathers. 56/76 min. | Hebrew with Eng. Subtitles | Israel 2012

JERUSALEM LIFE SENTENCES FILM FESTIVAL Directed by: Nurit Kedar, Yaron Shani An Arab man marries a Jewish woman. They give birth to a girl and a boy and live in quiet harmony among the Arab-Jewish community. Nobody Produced by: Nurit Kadaer realizes that behind dozens of mysterious terror attacks which trembles the state of Israel in the late 60's stands no other than the Arab father. When he is caught the mother decides to ﬂee the country with her kids. When they grow up, the two will take opposite roads – She will become 96 min. | Arabic, Hebrew with Eng. Subtitles | an ultra-orthodox Jew, and he will fall in love and marry his Muslim cousin. Israel 2013