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Films
4 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
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Region
“Middle and Near East”
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Series
“Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film”
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Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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short films
4
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Region
Middle and Near East
4
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Country
Israel
1
Palestine
1
Syria
1
Yemen
1
Keywords
Art / Artists / Artisans
1
Children / Young people
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Development projects
1
Inter-religious relations
1
Political Activists
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
2
Resistance
1
Socioeconomic conditions
1
Directors
Fedda, Yasmin
1
Hertog, Ester
1
Hill, Joanna
1
Ihle, Johanne Haaber
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
4
x
Country of production
United Kingdom
4
x
Year of production
1997
1
2004
1
2007
1
2009
1
Film list
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
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
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
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