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| So Near, Yet So FarNo One Need CrySuspended DreamsThis Is Not LivingWhen Maryam Spoke Out | |
| So Near, Yet So Far Eliane Raheb Lebanon, 2001, Video, 59 min Arabic w/ English Subtitles Eliane Raheb attending October 2000, Mohamad al Durra dies in the arms of his father in Palestine. The death of this Palestinian child is seen by millions of people in the Arab world, and has a special impact on Arab children, who express their anger in very extraordinary ways. Eliane Raheb's journey following these children helps her rediscover her childhood and begins questioning her relationship and position with the Arab world, and within the different factions (religious and political) in Lebanon. Preceded by No One Need Cry Maren Karlitzky Italy, 2002, DV, 34 min Arabic with English subtitles No one need cry is the portrayal of the tragedy of Jenin refugee camp - the camp as it was only 4 days after the Israeli forces bombarded the camp with tanks and destroying homes and people's lives. Surrounded by ruins and rubble, the Palestinian population in dismay is shovelling among the remnants of their houses searching the corpses of their friends and relatives after the massacre perpetrated by the Israeli forces. Roxie Cinema, Nov. 3rd, 2.15pm Fine Arts Cinema, Nov. 7th, 6.30pm Towne Theater, Nov. 11th, 4.30pm |
| Suspended Dreams Mai Masri & Jean Khalil Chamoun Lebanon, 1992, Video, 50 mn Arabic w/English Subtitles Jean Chamoun attending (Berkeley screening only) This imaginative documentary links the stories of four people as they attempt to reconstruct their lives after a long, devastating civil war. Meet two ex-militia fighters from Beirut, a woman searching for her husband and a playwright from Southern Lebanon as they share their tales of woe through Mai Masri's courageous lens. Preceded by This Is Not Living Alia Arasoughly Palestine, 2001, Video, 42 min Arabic w/ English subtitles Exploring the devastating effects of military occupation, terror and isolation, this deeply moving piece explores the lives of eight Palestinian women and their struggle to live normal lives amidst the degrading drama of war. Representing a diverse cross-section of Palestinian society - from a news editor to a domestic worker to a housewife - they candidly speak about their daily encounters with violence and their marginalization in the ideological debate concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Roxie Cinema, Nov. 3rd, 12.00pm Fine Arts Cinema, Nov. 9th, 1.15pm |
| When Maryam Spoke Out Assad Fouladkar Lebanon, 2001, 35mm, 98 min Arabic w/ English subtitles Based on a true story, When Maryam Spoke Out is the tragic tale of a young Lebanese woman whose marriage becomes the raging center of an uncontrollable familial storm. When Maryam is discovered to be incapable of bearing children, all forces of tradition and generational prejudice are unleashed upon her by her parents, her in-laws and her own husband's weak resolve. Can Maryam and Ziad's fragile love survive? The story unfolds with the narration taking the classical form of a love letter to her husband. Roxie Cinema, Nov. 2nd, 9.30pm Fine Arts Cinema, Nov. 7th, 8.30pm Towne Theater, Nov. 9th, 4.15pm |
