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Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 2:49 PM
Subject: DCCP This Weekend: Until When; Peace, Propaganda, and the
Promised Land DC CINEMA
PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL ** Last Weekend! ** http://www.cinemapalestine.com/ This Friday, May 6th, 6 pm - 9 pm "Until When..." Followed by a discussion led by Huwaida Arraf of the International Solidarity Movement and Mansour Aziz Mansour of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and This Saturday, May 7th, 6 pm - 9:30 pm "Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land" (6 pm) Followed by a discussion on U.S. coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict led by Alison Weir of If Americans Knew and Rima Mutreja of Palestine Media Watch Screening location: George Washington University Marvin Center Amphitheater (3rd Floor) 800 21st Street, NW - Washington, DC Seating is limited. Reserve your ticket now by filling out our short webform: http://www.cinemapalestine.com/reserve.shtml All proceeds from the festival will be sent to the Milk for Preschoolers Program of ANERA, which feeds over 12,000 children in more than 100 preschools in Gaza with milk and biscuits fortified with nutrients and vitamins. ANERA is a leading non-profit humanitarian organization whose projects improve Palestinian communities throughout the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, and Jordan. DC Cinema Palestine (DCCP) is an array of insightful and provocative recent films and documentaries from and about Palestine. The films we have chosen explore the social, political, and personal issues confronting Palestinians. They illustrate what it means to be Palestinian in a world where Israeli occupation presents endless obstacles to the fulfillment of basic human rights. Our hope is that in some small way these films can contribute to a future of justice, peace, and co-existence. Film
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Friday, May 6th: Refugees 6:00 pm Until when... (Dahna Abourahme, Palestine/USA, Documentary, 2004, 76 minutes) "Set during the current Intifada, this documentary follows four Palestinian families living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem. Fadi is 13 and cares for his 4 younger brothers, the Hammashes are a close-knit family who pass on the lessons of life with humor and passion, Sana is a single woman who endures long commutes to do community work, and Emad and Hanan are a young couple trying to shield their daughter from the harsh realities of the occupation. They talk about their past and discuss the future with humor, sorrow, frustration and hope. Until when... paints an intimate in-depth portrait of Palestinian lives today." Followed by a discussion led by Huwaida Arraf of the International Solidarity Movement and Mansour Aziz Mansour of the Popular Committee Against the Wall. Saturday, May
7th: Media 6:00 pm Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land (Bathsheba Ratzkoff & Sut Jhally, USA, Documentary, 2004, 80 minutes) "This pivotal video exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites--working in combination with Israeli public relations strategies--exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Middle East conflict. Combining American and British TV news clips with observations of analysts, journalists, and political activists, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides an historical overview, a striking media comparison, and an examination of factors that have distorted U.S. media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion. Interviewees include Seth Ackerman, Mjr. Stav Adivi, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Hanan Ashrawi, Noam Chomsky, Robert Fisk, Dr. Neve Gordon, Toufic Haddad, Sam Husseini, Hussein Ibish, Robert Jensen, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Karen Pfeifer, Alisa Solomon, and Gila Svirsky." Followed by a panel featuring Alison Weir of If Americans Knew and Rima Mutreja of Palestine Media Watch. This festival is an all-volunteer effort. All donations and funds raised through the festival will be sent to ANERA's Milk for Preschoolers Program. Please donate or volunteer to support the festival. See http://www.cinemapalestine.com/support.shtml for more information. We look forward to seeing you at the Festival! DC Cinema Palestine is a sponsored project of the
Council for the National Interest Foundation with funding provided by ADC DC,
Council for the National Interest, DAWN, Islamic Alliance for Justice at George
Washington University, Palestine Media Watch, Partners for Peace, SUSTAIN, and
other generous donors. The festival is hosted by
Students for Justice in Palestine at George Washington
University. Yahoo! Groups Links
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