[act-ma] free film by palestinian youth 10/3 7pm

[Patrick Keaney]

CORRECTION - this was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 10/1, not 
10/3.  Unfortunately, the filmmaker had a death in the family and will 
not be able to participate on Wednesday.  The event will be 
rescheduled.  Please forward.  Thanks.

Corry Banton wrote:
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> *Lucy** Parsons Center** Radical Film Night Presents:*
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> *VOICES BEYOND WALLS VIDEO SCREENING*
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> *            Youth Videos from Palestine, 2006 and 2007*
>
> *Discussion to follow with filmmaker Lisa Nieves*
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> *7pm- FREE!*
>
> *Bring food to share with members of D.O.W.N. (Dinners On Wednesday 
> Night)*
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> *549 Columbus Ave.***
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> *www.lucyparsons.org*
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>
> *::Films::*
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>  
>
> *_1 The Necklace – El Oqd_*/ 2007/ 7:42 min: A group of teenagers 
> living in Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem reenact the arrest of one of 
> their friends who is 15 years old and being held without trial in an 
> Israeli prison.  The boy’s best friend holds onto a necklace, a symbol 
> of his friend and the hope for his return. The film highlights the 
> issue of Palestinian child prisoners in Israeli jails but emphasizes 
> that friendship extends beyond all borders and barriers.
>
>  
>
> *_2 Victory- Nasr_*/ 2007/ 7:36 :/ /Each of the players on a 
> Palestinian basketball team explains why he or she wants to “win for 
> Palestine.” They recall their experiences living under occupation but 
> resolve to work together to win the game.
>
> / /
>
> *_3 Nablus Tragedy- Masat Nablus_*/ 2006/ 6:50 min :  Two girls from 
> Balata camp, Nablus bring the viewer through their city. The narrator, 
> Sondoz, explains how Israeli incursions and Palestinians’ inability to 
> maintain their city have destroyed the landscape. The audience never 
> sees the faces of the girls as they walk; they imitate the famous 
> Palestinian cartoon figure, Hanthala, who is always depicted with his 
> back to the audience, in resignation of all that occurs around him.
>
>  
>
> *_4 Wishing to be a Bird- Ana Asfour_*/ 2006/ 1:42 min: The short film 
> describes a young girl’s experience of catching a bird with her 
> friends- and coming to identify with the bird. Using a combination of 
> drawings, still photographs, and narrative, the film uses the symbol 
> of the bird to express the dream of being free to see a world full of 
> both happiness and sadness.
>
>  
>
> *_5 Dreams of Jerusalem- Ahlam el Quds_* / 2007/ 8:00 min: Three best 
> friends perform an act of resistance to fulfill their deep longing to 
> visit Jerusalem- Holy City of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish faiths. In 
> reality, they are not allowed to enter Jerusalem because they are 
> Palestinian. The film features the girls’ paintings of Jerusalem hung 
> on Israel’s separation wall. This narrative is set to a famous song 
> about Jerusalem by Fayrouz (the Lebanese artist).
>
>  
>
> *_6 Theater of Stones- Masrah el Hejra_* / 2007/ 5:55 min: A school 
> boy in the Jenin refugee camp recounts his life with a friend, 
> interspersed with scenes of actual footage of an Israeli military 
> incursion into Jenin. The film contextualizes stone-throwing as a form 
> of resistance among young boys.
>
> The last scene takes place in the Freedom Theater, a youth arts center 
> in the camp started by an Israeli woman. The film juxtaposes the 
> reality of life under occupation with theater, leaving the viewer to 
> decouple the act of resistance from performance.
>
>  
>
> *_7 Memories of Nakba- Zikrayat el Nakba_*/ 2006/ 3:28 min: Using 
> drawings and real archival photos, the film explores the Nakba or 
> “Catastrophe’ in 1948, the year Israel became a state and thousands of 
> Palestinians were removed from their homes.
>
>  
>
> *_8 Hope of Freedom- Amal el Horaya_*/ 2007/ 8:30 min: A Palestinan 
> grandmother tells her grandson about her experience of the Nakba in an 
> intimate interview. The children from Aida camp, Bethlehem reenact her 
> account and become transplanted into their history, weaving together 
> past, present, fiction and nonfiction.
>
>  
>
> *_9 Palestinian Mother- Um Filistine_* / 2007/ 5:39 min: The story 
> illustrates a comical situation where three brothers individually try 
> to entice their mother to vote for their own political party (Hamas, 
> Fateh and PFLP) in the upcoming Palestinian elections. The film 
> humorously explores the subject of sectarian divisions fragmenting 
> Palestinian society in recent times, and a mother’s insistence on the 
> strength of Palestinian unity despite it all.
>
> *_10 Return Our Happiness, AeedouLana Saadateena_*, 2007, 8:47 mi n: 
> The film tells a story of a birthday party set against the tensions 
> and restrictions of everyday life in occupied territory. Although the 
> friends try to celebrate like children anywhere, their party is 
> inevitably disrupted by circumstances beyond their control.
>
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