Here's info about the film's theatrical releases and its trailer that you can watch on-line:Academy snubs fine Palestinian movie Fri Jan 24, 7:22 AM ET USA TODAY On Feb. 11, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will nominate films for the Oscars. One highly acclaimed Palestinian film, which premiered Jan. 17 in New York City, will not be considered, however. It seems that Middle East politics has found its way into a ceremony committed to recognizing excellence in filmmaking.Divine Intervention, a comedy about the Israeli occupation, has captivated critics and audiences, winning a special jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival and best foreign film at the European Film Awards.
_Divine Intervention_ (Dir. Elia Suleiman) -- Theatrical Releases: <http://www.avatarfilms.com/releases/divine_intervention.html>
_Divine Intervention_ Trailer: <http://www.avatarfilms.com/releases/divineintervention.mov>
Is the film being or going to be shown in your community? If not, to snub the Academy, we all should make efforts to bring the film to our respective communities. Contact Jason Leaf of Avatar Films (the distributor of _Divine Intervention_) at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to make an arrangement if you don't live in big cities with good art theaters/cinematheques.
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Yoshie
* Calendar of Events in Columbus: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html>
* Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/>
* Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osudivest.org/>
* Al-Awda-Ohio: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Al-Awda-Ohio>
* Solidarity: <http://solidarity.igc.org/>
