SCHEDULE - 11/17/2009
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
The JCC in Manhattan
The Samuel Priest Rose Building
334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street
New York, NY 10023
646-505-5708
http://www.jccmanhattan.org
Directions:
By Subway: 2, 3, or 9 to 72nd Street
By Bus: M7 or M11 to West 75th Street

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
Cinema Village
22 East 12th street
Between University Place & 5th Ave
New York, NY 10003
212-924-3363
http://www.cinemavillage.com
Directions:
By Subway: N, R, 4, 5, 6 or L trains to 14th Street Union Square

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
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
The JCC in Manhattan
The Samuel Priest Rose Building
334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street
New York, NY 10023
646-505-5708
http://www.jccmanhattan.org
Directions:
By Subway: 2, 3, or 9 to 72nd Street
By Bus: M7 or M11 to West 75th Street

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
Cinema Village
22 East 12th street
Between University Place & 5th Ave
New York, NY 10003
212-924-3363
http://www.cinemavillage.com
Directions:
By Subway: N, R, 4, 5, 6 or L trains to 14th Street Union Square







