Archive for Film & Documentary
Chris Hedges Speech “America: Silence of a Nation”
January 14th, 2010 • Awareness, Film & Documentary
Tags: America, chris hedges, Revolution Books, Silence of a Nation
Chris Hedges speaking at the Revolution Books Town Hall Meeting at the NY Society for Ethical Culture on January 13, 2009 condemning Israel and USA complicity in Israel’s murderous destruction and genocide of the innocent men, women and children of GAZA and the West Bank.
Israel: One law for all?
January 14th, 2010 • Awareness, Film & Documentary, News
Tags: arab, israel, law
from Al Jazeera’s People & Power:
In 1948, Israel’s founding fathers issued a manifesto declaring among other things that the new state would uphold the equality of all its citizens, without distinction of race or creed.
Six decades later that is not a principal that many of Israel’s Arab citizens – who make up about 20 per cent of the population – believe applies to them, especially in matters involving law and order.
In his film, One Law for All?, filmmaker Tony Stark investigates whether Israeli Arabs are regularly the victims of legal double standards.
I Am Yusuf And This Is My Brother
January 13th, 2010 • 2 comments Events, Film & Documentary, News
Tags: brother, london, play, young vic, yusuf
A play by Amir Nizar Zuabi
Before it happened I didn’t know those people existed. Now I’m not certain that we do…
I Am Yusuf And This Is My Brother
Direct from a tour of Palestinian villages in Israel and the West Bank, a powerful story of life in 1948 at the moment of ‘the catastrophe’.
1948. The British Mandate is ending. The United Nations votes on who will control what part of Palestine …
Ali is in love with Nada but her father won’t let them marry because his brother Yusuf is ‘odd’.
War begins. The villagers become refugees. The secret that kept Ali and Nada apart is revealed.
19 January 2010 – 6 February 2010 @ Young Vic Theatre, London (map) – Tickets £10-15 or call 020 7922 2923
From the frontline, a poetic exploration of loyalty and love by the director of Alive from Palestine ‘an astonishing testament to the power of theatre.’ (5-stars, The Guardian review)
Plus, a special event at St John’s Waterloo on Monday 01 February 2010:
The Role of Theatre in Conflict & War
Amir Nizar Zuabi, director of I Am Yusuf And This Is My Brother, will talk about his experiences of writing and making theatre in Galilee and the West Bank. There will be a question and answer session with Amir Nizar Zuabi and Young Vic artistic director David Lan.
FILM: The Road to Gaza
January 11th, 2010 • Awareness, Film & Documentary
Tags: documentary, film, gaza, samouni, the road to gaza
A shocking expose of the weapons and their effects used on Gaza.
In March 2009, two activists Patrick Ward and Stewart Halforty from the London Stop the War Movement travelled to the Gaza Strip in Palestine with the intention of documenting the effects of the recent attack on Gaza by Israel. Taking only basic equipment they crossed the border into Gaza where the full horror of the attacks became apparent.
Gaza war mother tells how she and her ‘miracle baby’ survived against the odds
January 4th, 2010 • Film & Documentary, News
Tags: gaza, map, mother
Video interview from Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP):
At the anniversary of the three-week Israeli war, a Beit Lahia resident describes how, revived from a coma, she met her new son delivered by caesarean after she was almost left for dead…
Read more at The Guardian…
Christmas 2009 in Bethlehem
December 30th, 2009 • Awareness, Film & Documentary, News
Tags: 2009, bethlehem, Christmas
from JusticeWheels.org:
The sights and sounds of Bethlehem area during the Holiday Season.
Occupation forces doing what they do.
Palestinians and Internationals still refusing to give up and engaging in civil resistance by celebrating Christmas (despite Israel’s efforts to drive us out of our land).
The Shepherds’ Night Festival was put together by the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the YMCA/YWCA and the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement. The boycott of Israel must be our first priority to achieve justice
Gaza: War on Words
December 29th, 2009 • Awareness, Film & Documentary, News
Tags: al jazeera, gaza, media, war, words
UPDATE It looks like AJE removed the video from YouTube, here’s the promo until it returns…
from AJE…
A year on from Israel’s offensive in Gaza, another battle is still being played out. The war of words between Israel and opponents of last year’s war continues, with the latest flare up centred on the UN’s Goldstone report. But while everyone is busy apportioning blame, there is little chance of developments to the peace process and hopes for justice are fading. Gaza: The War of Words explores the various claims and counter-claims against Israel and Hamas that have been made in the past year and looks at the international community’s rol in that war of words.
Gaza’s Christians pray they’ll reach Bethlehem
December 22nd, 2009 • Awareness, Film & Documentary, News
from Ma’an News Agency
Palestinian Christians pray at Sunday mass at the Latin Church in Gaza
Gaza – Ma’an – As pilgrims from across the world descend on the West Bank city of Bethlehem for Christmas, Palestinian Christians trapped in Gaza are left to pray that they will be allowed to attend this year’s celebration.
“Oh Lord of peace, grant our country peace, plant the fruit of love in our hearts and give us freedom … We want to live like everyone else. We pray in this feast that the Palestinian people would reconcile, the siege would be lifted, and we would be able to go to Bethlehem, the birthplace of our Lord.”
These were the prayers sent up by Father George, the pastor of the Latin (Roman Catholic) Church in Gaza. Like 3,000 Gazan Christians, Father George is praying for a permit from the Israeli military to leave Gaza and visit Bethlehem.
He also pointed out that this year Christmas marks the grim one-year anniversary of the Israeli war on Gaza – Operation Cast Lead – which began on 27 December. More than 1,400 Palestinians were killed in the three-week offensive.
He said last Christmas season families stayed at home and prayed amid the explosions. “Our children thought the explosions were Christmas celebrations, but unfortunately it was the massacres. Christmas was so sad a year ago, but hope is there this year to celebrate.”
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