Cinema Palestina 16

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Kalash

by Bachir Abou Zeid Libanon 2016 | Drama Short | 30 min

On September 18, 1982, soon after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and during the Sabra and Shatila massacre; Khaled, Nidal, and Salma prepare for a private resistance mission. In one uninterrupted shot, this film portrays a true event that happened in Beirut at the time.
Trailer: www.youtube.com

Kamkamah

Areej Abu EidEslam Alayan 2011 docu 6 min.

Shown at the 2012 London Palestine Film Festival as part of “The Spring of Young Palestinian Women Filmmakers”, a programme guest curated by Shashat, the Palestinian film NGO: Kamkamah looks at cultural shifts in Gaza, wondering if a culture of hiding has arisen, one in which masks are worn physical, personally, and socially and where people have learned to hide under the darkness of the sky and maybe even under the ground. The film was produced as part of a Shashat project called “I am a Woman from Palestine” in 2011, which used film training and exhibition to focus on specifically Palestinian women’s issues through film, aiming to engage wider sections of the population in thought and debate.

The Killer Tears

by Khalid Faqih; documentary 22 min. Palestine, 2016. Arabic, Engl ST
The film is about the gas canisters that Israeli soldiers throw against Palestinian people and their effects on their life.

The Kingdom of Women

Dahna Aburahme 2010 docu 54 min.

The story of the women of Ein El Hilweh refugee camp between 1982-1984 represents an important, if rarely recalled, chapter in the history of Palestinian refugee women in Lebanon. Following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, the Ein El Hilweh camp was destroyed and its men imprisoned. The Kingdom of Women documents the community organizing spirit of the women during this period, showing how they managed to rebuild the camp itself, as well as to protect and provide for their families while the men remained captive. Moving between past and present, between animation and video techniques, Dahna Aburahme’s powerful account of this period draws on the testimony of seven women, while emphasising the importance of all women’s contributions to the survival of the Palestinian community in Lebanese exile during this era. www.youtube.com

Kings and extras: digging for a palestinian image

Azza el Hassan 2004 docu 62 min.

Azza el Hassan uses rare and 1970s and 1980s archival footage of the Palestinian national movement and a series of contemporary interviews with filmmakers, archivists and historians to explore the role of filmmaking and photography during this period. At the heart of the film is her search for answers as to the apparently mysterious ‘loss’ of the central Palestinian cinema archive in Beirut during the Israeli occupation. vimeo.com

The Kite That Caught a Mountain

Alexander Gaisie WalkerJames Altham animatie 7 min.

The Kite That Caught a Mountain is an animated short exploring the many issues associated with quarrying in Palestine. Combining striking visuals with a Philip Glass soundtrack, the film gives a vivid depiction of colonial quarrying in Palestine, and serves as a powerful call for creative resistances. Made as part of an Oxford Brookes University, School of Architecture Student Project, the film arrived of a workshop involving Palestinian NGO Riwaq. This aimed at exploring alternative building materials, techniques, and design initiatives, so as to offer creative possibilities for the regeneration of historic centres in Palestine. vimeo.com

The Knife

by Thaer Al-Azzah, fiction 5 min. Palestine 2017. Language Arabic with English subtitles
Producer Dar Al-Kalima University
Trailer: www.youtube.com

During a shoot on a film set, a film director argues with his main actor over the course of action of a film about a young Palestinian fugitive. The film centers on a moment of hesitation between dying a martyr and surrendering to the Israeli army. While the director wants the knife to be left aside, his actor claims the action is insulting and undervalues the case of martyrdom. When, in reality, the army attacks the film set, both director and actor align in their reaction.

Koudelka

Shooting Holy Land
Gilad Baram 1h 12min | Documentary | 29 October 2015 (Czech Republic)

A unique insight into the creative genius of Czech photographer Josef Koudelka. Director Baram follows Koudelka on his journey through Israel and Palestine as he searches for the elusive moment in which a photograph emerges.
Director: Gilad Baram Writers: Gilad Baram, Elisa Purfürst
Star: Josef Koudelka
Country: Germany |  Czech Republic
Language: English | Hebrew | Arabic
Filming Locations:Palestine  See more »
Storyline
Czech Photographer Josef Koudelka grew up behind the Iron Curtain and always wanted to know “what was on the other side”. Forty years after capturing the iconic images of the Soviet invasion of Prague in 1968, the legendary Magnum photographer arrives in Israel and Palestine. On first seeing the nine-meter-high wall built by Israel in the West Bank, Koudelka is deeply shaken and embarks on a four-year project in the region which will confront him once again with the harsh reality of violence and conflict. Director Gilad Baram, Koudelka’s assistant at the time, follows him on his journey through the Holy Land from one enigmatic and visually spectacular location to another. In each location – soon to become a new “Koudelka photo” – a new scene unfolds, gradually introducing us to Koudelka’s method of working and his perception of the world he is documenting as well as the people he encounters. A fascinating dialogue emerges between Baram’s cinematography and Koudelka’s still photographs…
Trailer en andere info: http://koudelka-film.com / www.youtube.com

Kings and extras: digging for a palestinian image

Azza el Hassan 2004 docu 62 min.

Azza el Hassan uses rare and 1970s and 1980s archival footage of the Palestinian national movement and a series of contemporary interviews with filmmakers, archivists and historians to explore the role of filmmaking and photography during this period. At the heart of the film is her search for answers as to the apparently mysterious ‘loss’ of the central Palestinian cinema archive in Beirut during the Israeli occupation. vimeo.com

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