SCHEDULE - 11/17/2009

The Invisible
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The Invisible

Israel, 2009, 70 minutes

Director:
Gil Karni

A 12-year-long diary of the Bedouin village "Arab al-Na'im" in the Galillee and their struggle for their rights. The people of Arab al-Na'im have inhabited their land for the past 200 years, serve in the Israeli army, yet live in tin huts, without electricity or running water, and in constant struggle with the Israeli administration to be visible.

Special Director's Presentation.

7:00 pm @ The JCC in Manhattan

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Voices from El Sayed
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Voices from El Sayed

Israel, 2008, 75 minutes

Director:
Oded Adomi Leshem

In the picturesque Israeli Negev desert, the Bedouin village of El-Sayed has the largest percentage of deaf people in the world. Through the generations, a unique sign language has evolved making it the most popular language in this rare society, which accepts deafness as natural as life itself. The village's tranquility is interrupted by Salim's decision to change his deaf son's fate and make him a hearing person using the Cochlear Implant Operation.

*Co-Presented with Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival.

7:00 pm @ Cinema Village

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Jaffa
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Jaffa

Israel/France/Germany, 2009, 100 minutes

Director:
Keren Yedaya

In this Cannes Film Festival favorite, Director Keren Yedaya (Or) brings forth the dramatic story of Mali, who lives with her family in Jaffa, and works with her brother and father at the family owned car repair shop. Mali falls in love with Tauffik, a mechanic in the garage. Despite underlying racism and jealousy that surrounds them, their love affair grows. When Mali finds out she is pregnant, the couple decides to run away and get married abroad. On the morning of the flight, a tragic event reshapes this couple's future.

NYC Premiere.

7:30 pm @ 92YTribeca

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SAZ - The Palestinian Rapper for Change
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SAZ - The Palestinian Rapper for Change

Israel, 2005, 51 minutes

Director:
Gil Karni

An intimate documentary following budding Palestinian-Israeli hip-hop star from Ramlah, Sameh Zakout, a.k.a. Saz. The film follows his transformation from a young unknown rap singer into an international success, as well as his youthful quest for identity transformed into the voice of a struggling nation. The film also focuses on his relationship with his grandfather, an Israeli-Arab communist. Their conversations reveal their differing ideologies: "I don't see my Palestine being built by blood," says Saz. "It should be built by negotiations, not bombings. My bullets are my rhymes. My M-16 is my microphone."

NY Premiere. *Co-presented with New Israel Fund.

9:00 pm @ The JCC in Manhattan

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Shorts
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Shorts

60 minutes

A Journey into the next generation of films by and about Arab citizens or Israel.

Heavy Silence

Director:
Maysaloun Hamoud

Visions and pieces of memory are unveiled through a small crack in Alla's prison cell. Through these excerpts of memory and fantasy Alla faces the futility of family honor and discovers the fate of the woman he loves.

Two (Shnaim)

Director:
Shimon Richik

In the midst of the war in Gaza, a mixed Arab and Israeli couple debate the question of military service.

Bus Station - Ir-Amim

Director:
Lily Sheffy

Two women, Arab and Jew meet at a bus stop in Jerusalem after a trip to the market. When their bags of tomatoes get confused they begin to understand the similarities and differences of their worlds.

Tel Aviv - Jaffa

Director:
Boaz Rosenberg

A look into one of the unifiers of Israeli Jewish and Arab society – Hummus. This short documentary part of the Tel Aviv-100 docu-challenge project follows one of Yafo's oldest and proudest establishments.

Oranges

Director:
Maha Assal

A sweet story of friendship and neighbors. A man is angered by his neighbor picking oranges off his tree and decides to seek revenge.

*Co-presented with Ir-Amim.

9:00 pm @ Cinema Village

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