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The complexity of women's lives as seen in four extraordinary documentary films Dear Librarian, Four poignant documentaries from Ruth Diskin Films challenge viewers to reflect upon the current state of universal basic human rights for women in Israel as well as worldwide. They provide intimate insights into the daily context of the political and religious realities in contemporary Israel from a variety of women's perspectives. Their stories cover unique, yet global struggles with age-old inhumane persistent social problems surrounding widespread issues such as: women's rights in divorce, domestic violence, sexual abuse, slavery and the rights of mothers. Each film, in its own unique way, allows insight into the challenges that women face on a daily basis. LADY KUL EL ARAB tells the heart-wrenching story of a young Druze woman whose only desire is to participate in a beauty pageant.CROSSING BORDERS allows a peek at two Muslim women who are trying to achieve equality against the men in their lives. THREE TIMES DIVORCED is the tortured story of a woman who is forced to first marry, and then divorce completely against her will. And finally the film the newly released film by BBC correspondent Lipika Pelham, DEADLY HONOUR, which is narrated by 15 year old Salma who is a survivor of an honor killing. These films have already been seen by a wide variety of audiences at international film festivals as well as part of television broadcasts. Each film individually and all four together will greatly enhance your library collection. The subject of women's lives has never been more compelling and your audiences will certainly benefit from the unique and important perspectives these films convey. We are proud to offer each film at the price of $300 with a 15% discount on the purchase of all four. For Public Libraries the price is $115 per title with a 10% discount on the purchase of the four films. Prices do not include shipping and handling. For more information please contact r...@ruthfilms.com LADY KUL EL ARAB A young girl and her dreams are painfully presented in this eloquent documentary. This is the story of a young Druze woman who is caught in the complexities of her own society's values and the realities of modern Israel. Her desire to fulfill the fairy-tale of participating in a beauty pageant became an intriguing story that gripped an entire country. (56 min. Written and directed by Ibtisam Mara'ana) CROSSING BORDERS The story of the political awakening of two Palestinian women. They struggle to achieve equality in a male dominated society as they cross both political and personal boundaries. (53 min. Written and directed by Bilal Yousef) THREE TIMES DIVORCED A powerful film which explores the boundaries and the way out of them as a Muslim woman struggles against the norms of a society determined to constrain her. Khitam, a Gaza Band born Palestinian woman, was married off in an arranged match to an Israeli Arab, followed him to Israel and bore him six children. When he divorces her. - in absentia in the Sharia (Muslim) court, he gained custody of the children and Khitam was left with nothing. (75 min. Written and directed by Ibtisam Mara'ana) DEADLY HONOUR Forcefully documents multiple murders and attempted murders of young women in the Israeli city of Ramle. Young girls grow up in fear which is sealed with a code of silence no one talks about the murders, no one goes to court. But the status quo changed one day when the body of a murdered woman is found in a nearby forest. (58 min. Written and directed by Lipika Pelham) Ruth Diskin Films Ltd. Tel: 972-2-6724256 Fax: 972-2-6724210 E-mail: r...@ruthfilms.com Don't forget to check our online catalogue: www.ruthfilms.com --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
