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Focus on Palestine
Documentary Film Series May 7-28, Thursday Evenings at 8pm
Circolo Arci Arcobaleno
Via Pullino, 1 (Metro Garbatella)
USC4P&J Rome presents a series of documentaries on the issue of Palestine, every Thursday in May.
All films will be screened in English followed by a discussion.
Doors open at 7:30pm, films begin at 8pm. Drinks and/or a light dinner will be available during the screenings.
Arcobaleno membership: 5 euro/year (includes discounts at museums/shops/theatres in Rome)
Donations will be collected at the screenings for the Al Kamandjati Music Center in Jenin, which was burned to the ground in March 2009, and the CodePink delegations for the children of Gaza.
See below the program for the series Focus on Palestine:
May 7 - This Is My Land (2009)
Hebron, the spearhead of the Israeli right-wing settler movement, was the
first Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank and is the only city in
Palestine where the settlements are in the city center. 600 settlers live,
protected by more than 2,000 soldiers, in the middle of an Arab population
of 160,000. These Jewish orthodox settlers, most of whom have immigrated
to Israel over the last 30 years from Europe or the U.S., interpret the
Bible as giving them the right to evict, subjugate and mistreat the local
Arab population. This film interviews the settlers, their Palestinian
neighbors, and Israelis who oppose the settler movement.
Test Screening for Audience Reaction Preview of Working Copy
Directors Giulia Amati and
Stephen Natanson will be present
Directed by: Giulia Amati and Stephen Natanson Edited by: Giulia Amati Run time: 65 minutes
May 14 - Fragments (2008) From 26 December to 3 January 2008, 45 people from Italian civil society visited Palestine and Israel on a solidarity trip organized by Luisa Morgantini, Vice President of European Parliament, and Associazione per la pace. Based on this extraordinary experience, the film goes beyond the stereotypes, giving voice to those Israelis and Palestinians who, day after day, refuse the logic of "the enemy." The film tells the story of, and gives thanks to, those who, despite decades of conflict and violence, continue to be FRAGMENTS OF HOPE.
Directed by: Claudio and Francesca Cutarelli Run time: 52 minutes
May 21 - This Palestinian Life (2009)
A film about people who persevere despite the odds stacked against them. The film documents specifically the aspects of perseverance or steadfastness of the Palestinian nonviolent struggle against Israeli occupation and the deliberate, ongoing, illegal annexation of Palestinian land.
An Arabic term used for everyday acts of nonviolent resistance is sumoud – steadfastness, perseverance. In the film, Egyptian activist and filmmaker, Philip Rizk, tells the stories of Palestinian villagers who attempt to remain steadfast, to persevere, in the face of settler violence, the injustice and duplicity of the Israeli government, and the ambivalence of the international community.
Director Philip Rizk will join us via Skype from Cairo to present the film and answer questions afterwards
May 28 - It Is Not a Gun (2007) "Ramzi Abu Redwan is a Palestinian who spent his entire childhood in the
Al-Amari refugee camp in Ramallah. In 1998, he went to France to study
music. He established the Al Kamandjati (‘the violinist’) Association four
years later, with the aim of creating a music school for the children of
Palestine. Since 2003, Ramzi has invited musicians from around the world
each summer to visit the music center.
The centerpiece of 'It Is Not a Gun' is music; taking us far away from the
images we usually associate with this part of the world. The Al Kamandjati
association aspires to substitute violence with music. The film offers
images of life rather than those of violence. While the conflict has its
inevitable consequences on both the children and the association, it is
not the subject of the film but what provides its surroundings. The music,
oriental and classical, forms part of the musicians' journey, and follows
the winding and unpredictable roads of this ravaged, conflict-torn area."
Directed by: Pierre-Nicolas Durand and Helena Cotinier Run time: 67 minutes Web site:It Is Not a Gun
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