The third annual Boston Palestine Film Festival, already in progress, continues through Sunday, November 1, 2009. Each day there are several different films, some short, some feature-length. Their showings are distributed among three different venues including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Harvard, and Kendall Square Theatre in Cambridge.
We decided that it might be worthwhile to hear descriptions of some of the films yet to run. We are honored that BPFF’s distinguished coordinator, Salma Abu Ayyash, agreed to spend time with us describing these fabulous films and the stories and the people behind them. It is remarkable what we can learn of the lives and the suffering of Palestinians through the medium of their own art.
This program was produced by This Week in Palestine for October 25, 2009.
For more information, visit:
http://truthandjusticeradio.org
http://bostonpalestinefilmfest.org
Winner of the Ctrl.Alt.Shift film competition, No Way Through highlights mobility restrictions imposed in the West Bank, that are limiting its habitants’ access to health care, thus violating a fundamental human right.
Written and Directed by: Alexandra Monro + Sheila Menon
Mentor: Jim Threapleton
Music: The Thirst
This program was produced for August 10, 2009.
For more information, visit:
http://www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk/nowaythrough
On this podcast, we chat with Filmmaker Elle Flanders about her film Zero Degrees Of Separation which examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the tale of two couples — one gay and the other lesbian.
What makes the story so compelling is that each couple has one partner that is Israeli and one that is Palestinian.
This podcast was produced by the Cleveland Film Society.
For more information, visit:
http://clevelandfilm.org/
http://www.zerodegreesofseparation.com