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Budrus; The Time that Remains
Over the past several days I saw two radically different films about Palestinians. One is the documentary Budrus that is a stirring introduction to the new nonviolent resistance movement in the West...
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Tears of Gaza; In My Mother’s Arms
Two powerful documentaries from the Middle East should be put on the must-see list for New Yorkers with a passion for justice. Sharing the theme of the impact of war on children and a partnership...
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The Gatekeepers
When I first began getting invitations to press screenings for Sony Picture Classics’ “The Gatekeepers”, my first reaction was to assume that it was similar to “The Law in These Parts”, the Israeli...
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While you were neutral about Yarmouk
While you were neutral about Yarmouk Talal Alyan on January 17, 2014 While you were insisting on neutrality about Yarmouk, the Syrian regime dropped barrel bombs on it. Mohammad Al Far. Husam Abo...
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Yarmouk, Jonathan Cook and the Baathist left
Every so often the name of a town or neighborhood in Syria becomes a symbol of left divisions over the 3-year long civil war. First there was Houla, where a massacre of local villagers opposed to the...
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The Palestinian struggle through the prism of four new films
Reviewed in this article: 1. “Omar” – a Palestinian narrative film nominated for best foreign film at the upcoming Academy Awards. 2. “Mars at Sunrise” – an art film about the suffering and resistance...
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Stand Clear of the Closing Doors; A World Not Ours
At this point any young independent filmmaker looking for funding would probably be advised to work with a screenplay that reflected what was fashionable in film festivals. Mumblecore with its deadpan...
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Palestinians in Palestine still overwhelmingly against Assad
Palestinians in Palestine still overwhelmingly against Assad.
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The Story Behind “Zaytoun”
Counterpunch Weekend Edition June 6-8, 2014 1 A Ravaged Screenplay The Story Behind “Zaytoun” by LOUIS PROYECT If you’ve been monitoring Israeli film over the past ten years or so, you will be aware...
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The Mole People
“It takes us a little bit to our childhood fairy tales of demons,” said Eyal Brandeis, 50, a political scientist who lives on Kibbutz Sufa, a mile from where 13 militants emerged from a tunnel at...
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