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Films
2 Films
Region
“Middle and Near East”
x
Keywords
“Development projects”
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films with a digital version
1
short films
1
Region
Middle and Near East
2
x
Country
Palestine
1
Syria
1
Keywords
Children / Young people
1
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Development projects
2
x
Infrastructure / Transport
1
Material Culture
1
Directors
Hertog, Ester
1
Wessels, Joshka
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
not set
1
Country of production
Netherlands
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
2002
1
2007
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
Little Waterfall
2002
52
‘
Directed by
Joshka Wessels
.
Shallalah Saghirah (‘Little Waterfall’) is a small village of about 20 households located in the Khanasser valley, in north Syria. The village has no electricity and still uses an ancient ganat
Middle and Near East
Infrastructure / Transport
Material Culture
Development projects