Film list

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Hope, Despair and Laughter: A circus project in Palestine 2007 27'
  Directed by Ester Hertog .
Filmed in Dheisheh refugee camp in the West bank, this film is about a circus summer-camp dedicated to bring laughter and hope for Palestinian children. Children are taught all sorts of activities
Middle and Near East Development projects Dance / Theatre / Performance Children / Young people
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Men of Words 2009 22'
    Directed by Johanne Haaber Ihle .
The film explores how ancient traditions of poetry are still used in contemporary Yemen to discuss social and political problems.
Middle and Near East Art / Artists / Artisans Socioeconomic conditions
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Milking the Desert 2004 25'
    Directed by Yasmin Fedda .
This film follows the lives and choices of two monks living at Mar Musa, the Abyssinian Monastery in the desert of Syria. Through their daily lives, the issue of dialogue with Islam emerges.
Middle and Near East Inter-religious relations Religion / Belief / Faith
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Sahar’s Wedding 1991 46'
  Directed by Hanna Musleh .
The chronicle of a wedding in a village in Palestine under Israeli occupation at the time of the first Intifada, this film looks at the lives of the bride and groom, and their families. Attitudes
Middle and Near East Marriage Social Change
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Women of a Divided Land 1997 22'
  Directed by Joanna Hill .
This film follows the activities of Israeli and Palestinian women peace activists in Jerusalem and the West Bank, portraying both the collective and individual experiences of resistance.
Middle and Near East Resistance Political Activists Religion / Belief / Faith