Dreams of a Nation: A Palestinian Film Festival
Wednesday, Feb 2:
Pomegranates and Myrrh - Al Murr wal Rumann: Najwa Najjar (95 min), 8:00 - 9:45 pm
* Director Najwa Najjar and actress Hiam Abbas in attendance.
Dreams of a Nation: A Palestinian Film Festival
Wednesday, Feb 2:
Pomegranates and Myrrh - Al Murr wal Rumann: Najwa Najjar (95 min), 8:00 - 9:45 pm
* Director Najwa Najjar and actress Hiam Abbas in attendance.
New York City Premiere. Set in modern-day Ramallah, when Zaid is detained in an Israeli prison, sparks fly between his new wife and her dance choreographer Kais, creating more than a passionate, emotional dance for the three of them. Yasmine Al Massri, Ashraf Farah, and Ali Suleiman star. In Arabic, English and Hebrew with English subtitles. 2009.
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 417(Altschul Auditorium), 420 W. 118th St.
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Thursday, Feb 3:
The Land Speaks Arabic: Maryse Gargour (61min), 6:45 - 7:45 pm
The Land Speaks Arabic documents the founding of the Zionist movement and the expulsion of Palestinians in the early part of the 20th century, meaning that before Israel was created, there was a place called Palestine where people lived, and today continue to live, under occupation. In Arabic, English and Hebrew with English subtitles. 2007.
Location: Held Lecture Hall (3rd Floor), Barnard Hall (enter gates on 117th and Broadway)
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Wedding in Galilee- 'Urs al Galeel: Michel Khleifi (110min), 8:00 - 9:15 pm
To throw his son a large traditional wedding, an older Palestinian man must seek Israeli permission to waive the curfew imposed on the village. Ironically, permission comes with a catch: the Israeli officers must attend the wedding. In Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish with English subtitles. 1987.
Location: Held Hall (3rd Floor), Barnard Hall (enter gates on 117th and Broadway)
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Friday, February 4:
The Roof: Kamal AlJafari (60 min), 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Returning to his parents' and grandmother's homes in Ramleh and Jaffa, now part of Israel, Aljafari uses graceful cinematography, unhurried rhythms, and a fragmented narrative to convey how space, time and history have been molded by conflict politics and Israeli institutionalized neglect. In Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles. 2006.
Location: Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 569, 2920 Broadway (115th Street)
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Be Quiet: Sameh Zoabi (18 min) + Since you Left: Mohammad Bakri (55 min), 7:30 - 9:00pm
Be Quiet: What should be a simple car trip is beset by politically charged tension and a militarized reality -- each of which serves as a foil to enhance the struggle of a complacent father raising a strong willed son. In Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles. 2005.
Since You Left: A personal letter from Mohammad Bakri to his friend, the writer and politician Emile Habibi revolving around event that have taken place since his passing in 1996. In Arabic, English Hebrew with English subtitles. 2005.
Location: Schermerhorn, Room 501, 1190 Amsterdam Ave. (enter through Columbia gates)
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Saturday, February 5:
End of September: Sama Alshaibi and Ala' Younis (15 min) + Salt of this Sea - Milh haza al Bahr: Annemarie Jacir (109 min), 6:00 - 8:00 pm
End of September: Dalal, a female fada'i (freedom fighter) returns to Palestine in shifts of time. Challenged by the results of the end of Israeli occupation, Dalal journeys through the Holy Land in search of fellow feda'i Jad (Firas Taybeh). 2010.
Salt of this Sea: Born and raised in New York, Soraya (Suheir Hammad) is Palestinian and has long dreamed of returning to the land of her ancestors. When she learns that the money in her grandfather's account (and all other Palestinian accounts at the bank) was forfeited after the establishment of the nation of Israel, she decides to take action. In Arabic and English with English subtitles. 2008.
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 417(Altschul Auditorium), 420 West 118th Street
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Cultural Event: Sahra Falastineyeh, 8:30 - 10:30 pm
Join us for an evening celebration of Palestinian culture through poetry, spoken work, traditional music and folk dance, and Palestinian cuisine. Featuring: Live instrumental of the Oud and Shabbaba; Spoken word by Remi Kanazi & Dina Omar; Arabic poetry recited by Omar Khalifah; Debkeh performance.
Location: International Affairs Building, Kellogg Center, Room 1501, 420 West 118th Street
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Sunday, February 6
Panel: Exploring Identity and Social History Through a Palestinian Lens, 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Panelists: Thomas Hill, Richard Pena and Helga Tawil-Souri
Screening Happy Days and Space Exodus: Larissa Sansour (10 min) In Space Exodus Sansour posits the idea of sending the first Palestinian into space and referencing Armstrong's moon landing. Happy Days: A collage of footage shot on location in the occupied territories is accompanied by the theme music from the 70s sitcom Happy Days.
Location: Havemeyer Hall, Room 309, 3000 Broadway (enter through Columbia gates)
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The Time that Remains- AlZaman alBaqi: Elia Suleiman (109 min), 5:00 - 7:00 pm
*Director Elia Suleiman will be in attendance.
Inspired by his father's diaries, letters his mother sent to family members who fled the Israeli occupation, and the director's own recollections, the film chronicles the tale of Suleiman's family from 1948 until the present. In Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles. 2009.
Location: Havemeyer Hall, Room 309, 3000 Broadway (enter through Columbia gates)
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Free Film Admission. All room locations are located at Columbia University and Barnard College Campuses.
The festival is sponsored by the Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University.
Co-sponsored by Columbia University School of the Arts, Middle East Institute, Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies and the Center for the Critical Analysis of Social Difference. Co-presented by ArteEast.
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