Videos on Communication, Religion, and Global Institutions

Al-Firdaws al-mafqud Paradise lost 2007?

Ibtisam Mara`anah, Duki Dror, Zygote Films , Noga Communications, TVOntario, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

Arab Israeli filmmaker Ebtisam Mara`ana grew up in Paradise (Fureidis in Arabic), a small fishing village overlooking the Mediterranean. One of the few Arab communities remaining after the 1948 war, Paradise became culturally and politically isolated as Jewish settlements sprang up around it, and today it is a place defined by silence and repression. This film follows the director's attempt to recreate the village's lost history, including the story of her childhood hero Suuad, the legendary local "bad girl" who was imprisoned as a PLO activist in the 1970s and banished from the community. 1 videodisc (56 min.) :

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Budrus 2011

Julia Bacha, Ronit Avni, Rula Salameh, Kareem Roustom, Just Vision (Firm), and Typecast Films (Firm)

They not only save the village, but the Barrier is pushed back behind the Green Line into No Man's Land. In the process, Ayed and Iltezam unleash an inspiring, yet little-known, movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories that is still gaining ground today. In an action-filled documentary featuring archival footage of this movement from its infancy, Budrus will inspire and challenge audiences worldwide. 1 videodisc (82 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3613

 

The cemetery club Mo'adon beit ha'kvarot 2006

Assaf Amir, Guy Lavie, Tali Shemesh, Noga Communications, Keren ha-hadashah le-kolno`a ule-televizyah, and Norma Productions

10 o'clock, Saturday morning. A group of elderly women and men carry plastic lawn chairs across the Mount Herzl National Cemetery in Jerusalem. In the shade of an old pine tree, they sit down, in a circle and discuss matters sublime and elevated. For over two decades, the "Mt. Herzl Academy" has held its weekly meeting at this cemetery.  Seated between the graves of the nation's dignitaries, they debate the history of modern philosophy, read poetry, eat lunch and determine the fate of the Jewish nation. 1 videodisc (90 min.)

MEDIA 10-808

 

Chronicles of a refugee a documentary series 2010

Perla Issa, Aseel Mansour, Adam Shapiro, and Palestine Online Store

"A 6-part documentary series that looks at the Palestinian refugee experience, in its global context, over the last 60 years ... Filmed in 17 countries, 18 refugee camps, 36 cities, with more than 300 interviews, Chronicles of a Refugee gives voice to Palestinian refugees displaced in 1948, as well as to their descendants."--Container. "Episode 1, the Nakba Dailies, tells the stories of those who were born and raised in Palestine. In episode 2, Palestinians tell the stories of 13 other expulsions they have lived through. Episode 3 looks at the primary experiences of Palestinian refugees: discrimination, whether legal, political, economic, or social. Episode 4 looks at questions around identity formation for new generations of Palestinian refugees--the impace of camps, of citizenship, and of living in the diaspora. Episode 5 focuses on the right of return, but not U.N. resolutions, international law, or how we have this right; the questions are about what do we want, how do we get it, how individuals and communities have organized. Episode 6 deals with leadership and representation: What is the relationship between the represented and our representatives?"--Narration, disc 1, series introduction. 4 videodiscs :

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Exodus 2002

Otto Preminger, Dalton Trumbo, Paul Newman , Eva Marie Saint,  Ralph Richardson, and Leon Uris

The story of the birth of Israel as an independent state, based on the novel by Leon Uris. 1 videodisc (ca. 208 min.)

MEDIA 10-137

 

Frontiers of dreams and fears children of Shatila c2009, 1998

Mai Masri, Jean Khalil Chamoun, Nour Chamoun, Nour Productions, Independent Television Service, and Arab Film Distribution

Frontiers of Dreams and Fears: "This heartfealt documentary ... explores the enduring friendship that evolves between two Palestinian girls--Mona who was born and raised in the economically marginalized Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, and Manar, who lives in the Dheisha refugee camp under Israeli control. The two girls begin their friendship as penpals, sharing the similarities and differences of life in the two refugee camps. Mona and Manar are finally able to meet face-to-face at the Lebanese-Israeli border during Israel's withdrawal from South Lebanon. But when the second intifada suddenly erupts around them shortly thereafter, both girls must face heart-breaking changes in their lives."--Container. Children of Shatila: "The Shatila refugee camp in Beirut first gained international attention after the Sabra and Shatila massacre took place there in September of 1982. Located in Beirut's "belt of misery," the Shatila camp is home to 15,000 Palestinians and Lebanese who share a common experience of displacement, unemployment and poverty. Fifty years after the exile of their grandparents from Palestine in 1948, the children of the Shatila share their dreams of a better future, even as they attempt to come to terms with the reality of being refugees in a camp that has survived masacre, siege and starvation."--Container. 1 videodisc (103 min.) :

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Hijacked c2006

Ilan Ziv, Campbell Scott, Onno van der Wal , Mark Brownstone,  Joel Diamond, Tamouz Media, Point du Jour (Firm), Alma Films, ARTE France, National Geographic Channel (Television station : Washington, D.C.), WGBH Educational Foundation, PBS Home Video, and Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

"On September 6, 1970, members of the militant Palestinian group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), hijacked four commercial airplanes.  They commandeered a fifth aircraft three days later.  Wanting to attract attention to the Palestinian cause and secure the release of several of their comrades, the PFLP spectacularly blew up three of the planes ... More than just recounting the events of those tense September days, [the film] examines how and when Middle East militants began to see civilians as legitimate pawns in their struggles for self-determination" -- Container. 1 videodisc (55 min.)

MEDIA 10-2086

 

The hostages of hatred c2004

Pierre Rehov and Landmark Media, Inc

Examines the fate and political exploitation of Palestinian refugees living under the auspices of the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Work Agency) and argues that UNRWA has perpetuated their dependence on the agency. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

MEDIA 10-489

 

Israel-Palestine two peoples, two states for one peace 2009

Hester Wilcox, Alexis Keller, Yossi Beilin , Yasser Abed Rabbo, Nicolas Wadimoff, Clothilde Warin, Geneva Initiative, Point du Jour (Firm), Akka Films (Firm), Histoire (Firm), Radio-taelaevision suisse romande, and Editions Montparnasse

In 2002, a Swiss professor Alexis Keller launched the "Geneva Initiative." He succeeded in bringing Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table to continue discussions to find a peaceful solution of the Middle East conflict. The Israeli delegation was led by Yossi Beilin, former Israeli Justice Minister in the Rabin government. The Palestinian delegation was led by Yasser Abed Rabbo. This film is the record of these negotiations. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

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Jaffa the orange's clockwork 2009

Eyal Sivan, Osnat Trabelsi, Arik Bernstein , Frank Eskenazi, Trabelsi Productions, and CAT&Docs (Firm)

Israeli filmmaker, Eyal Sivan reconstruct how the city of Jaffa started out as a Palestinian place before becoming an Israeli brand name and how the Jaffa orange harvest shifted from a joint undertaking into a symbol used by both parties in escalating the conflict. Photographs from 1840 and modern video are accompanied by commentary from scholars, writers and historians. Many of the orange eaters and pickers remember the more harmonious times when Jews and Arabs worked side by side in the orange orchards of Jaffa. 1 videodisc (88 min.) :

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Leila Khaled hijacker c2005

Lina Makboul, Robert Danielsson, First Hand Films (Firm), Sveriges television, Tussilago, Nederlandse Programma Stichting, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"In 1969 Palestinian Leila Khaled made history by becoming the first woman to hijack an airplane. As a Palestinian child growing up in Sweden, filmmaker Lina Makboul admired Khaled for her bold actions; as an adult, she began asking complex questions about the legacy created by her chilhood hero. This fascinating documentary is at once a portrait of Khaled, an exploration of the filmmaker's own understanding of her Palestinian identiy, and complex examination of the nebulous dichotomy between 'terrorist' and 'freedom fighter'"--Container. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-1161

 

Life in occupied Palestine eyewitness stories and photographs 2008

Anna Baltzer and Chun Pan

Anna Baltzer, a Jewish American, describes her experiences documenting human rights abuses in the West Bank and supporting Palestinian-led nonviolent resistance to the Occupation. Providing photographic documentation and critical information often misrepresented or ignored in the Western media, Anna's presentation covers checkpoints, settlements, demonstrations, Israeli activism, the 1948 war & refugees, censorship, the Separation Wall, and more. 1 videodisc (59 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2965

 

Live, from Bethlehem c2009

Matt Sienkiewicz, Joseph C Sousa, Ma`an News Agency, Ma`an News Network, and Media Education Foundation

Chronicles the struggles, failures, and triumphs of the Bethlehem-based Ma`an News Network, which emerged out of the ashes of the second Intifada to become the only independent news network in the Palestinian Territories. 1 videodisc (37 min.)

MEDIA 10-2217

 

Luboml my heart remembers c2004

Shows daily life in the predominantly Jewish market town of Luboml in prewar Poland through the use of archival photos, film footage, and interviews with former residents. Also recounts the the Nazi destruction of the Jewish community and the execution of the Jewish citizens in 1942. 1 videodisc (71 min.)

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Malamih Falastinit dai`ah = Fragments of a lost Palestine 2011

Norma Marcos, Fernand Garcia, and MMP Productions

"Filmmaker Norma Marcos has both French and Palestinian passports, yet finds herself a citizen of nowhere. Denied entry to Palestine by the Israeli authorities, she is unable to visit her ailing mother, and spends much of her time on the phone being given the runaround by civil servants. When she is finally allowed home to visit, she is keen to show her friend Stefan how normal people try to live normal lives outside of the occupation, and that there is a vibrant side of Palestine that exists outside of grim reports of violence and war. "They never talk about the beer festivals", muses one friend, who, like Marcos, is tired of world which sees Palestine as nothing but a land of conflict. In a wide ranging essay, through a series of conversations with friends, family and strangers, Marcos demonstrates that despite the inescapably tense political environment, life goes on."--Scheffield Doc Fest website. 1 videodisc (74 min.) :

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My land Zion a film 2004

Yulie Cohen Gerstel,  Moti Golani, Cohen Gerstel Productions (Firm), First Hand Films (Firm), New Danes Production, Women Make Movies (Firm), and British Broadcasting Corporation

Yulie Cohen-Gerstel questions her own decision to return and raise her family in war-torn Israel, while challenging the myths of Zionism. As she wonders about the future that awaits her daughters in a country embroiled in continuous war, she stretches a connecting thread from the murder of Jews in the Holocaust to the war of independence to the rise in settlements and the condition of Palestinian refugees in Israel today. She confronts her parents on the role they played in the pre-state Palmah militia, goes to Hungary with Matti Golani to visit his childhood home, talks with a Holocaust survivor, whose house currently stands on displaced Arab land, and with Ruthi Gillis, the widow of Shmuel Gillis, a doctor who was shot to death in 2001 on his way home. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

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Occupation 101 voices of the silenced majority c2008

Sufyan Omeish, Abdallah Omeish, Alison Weir, Trip'ol'ii Productions (Firm), and Triple Eye Films

Covers the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; details life under Israeli military rule, the role of the United States in the conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace. 1 videodisc  (1 hr. 30 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2315

 

Paper dolls 2006

Tomer Heymann, Strand Releasing (Firm), Claudius Films, and Heymann Brothers Films

After closing the border to Palestinian workers, Israeli authorities enticed foreigners to fill gaps in the job market. Filipinos in various stages of gender transition came as caregivers to elderly, orthodox Jewish men, but are still outsiders. 1 videodisc (80 min.)

MEDIA 10-1347

 

Peace, propaganda, & the promised land U.S. media & the Israeli-Palestinian conflict c2004

Sut Jhally, Bathsheba Ratzkoff, and Media Education Foundation

This documentary contends that 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 Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Combines U.S. and British television news footage with observations from analysts, journalists, and political activists. Examines the factors that have distorted the United States' media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion. 2 videodiscs (78 min.)

MEDIA 10-351

 

Plastic flowers never die 2009

Roxanne Varzi, Kasra Paydavous, Hapu Productions, and Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

"The war with Iraq was the largest mobilization of the Iranian population, achieved primarily by producing and promoting a culture of martyrdom based on religious themes found in Shia Islam. Martyrdom became state policy. Khomeini made it clear the war was a spiritual one that the people, and not a professional army, would fight. It would be a sacred defense; a war of good against evil, of spirit against military might, where a human wave of believers would form a wall of defense against the Iraqis. Over 800,000 people died. Anthropologist, writer and filmmaker Roxanne Varzi spent twelve years researching and writing about post-Revolution public culture in Iran. As an Iranian-American who was born in Iran and left shortly after the Revolution she found that even though she had missed the war with Iraq it was omnipresent. She spent a year in Iran without a film permit speaking to ideologically driven mural painters, museum curators, war vets and other cultural producers alongside the secular youth who were meant to consume the culture created by the government. The result is an experimental documentary and meditation on the aftermath of the war, and especially the mourning after"--Documentary Educational Resources website. 1 videodisc (34 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3114

 

Promises and betrayals Britain and the struggle for the Holy Land 2005

Struan Rodger and Arense Kyaale

A documentary on how British double-dealing during the First World War ignited the conflict between Arab and Jew in the Middle East. This is a story of intrigue among rival empires; of misguided strategies; and of how conflicting promises to Arab and Jew created a legacy of bloodshed which determined the fate of the Middle East. This documentary pieces together a disturbing picture of a cynical and duplicitous war time government. 1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 52 min.)

MEDIA 10-1886

 

Rachel 2009

Simone Bitton, Thierry Lenouvel, Ciné-Sud Promotion (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"A startlingly rigorous, fascinating and deeply moving investigatory documentary that examines the death of peace activist and International Solidarity Movement member Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip in 2003"--Container. 1 videodisc (100 min.) :

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Soraida a woman of Palestine 2004

Soraida Abed Hussein, Tahani Rached, National Film Board of Canada, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"Soraida is a Palestinian woman living in Ramallah, in the occupied territories. In this city under siege and a strict curfew, she fights her own battle: despite the military occupation, violence and oppression, she is determined not to lose her humanity ... Soraida wonders how to reconcile the multiple facets of her identity -- as a woman, a mother and a comitted Palestinian. As a patriot, she is tempted to join the struggle, while as a mother, she is responsible for her two children and must keep her distance. The questions that haunt Soraida, her family and her neighbors take us to the heart of human experience: How to preserve one's humanity in the midst of oppression? How to resist being consum[ed] by hate and anger, caught up in the cyucle of victim and victimizer? How to love one's homeland without laying exclusive claim to it"--Publisher's website. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

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States of unbelonging 2006

Lynne Sachs, Nir Zats, Ted Reichman, and New Day Films

Blending experimental and documentary styles, this film offers a portrait of Israeli filmmaker Revital Ohayon, murdered in a terrorist attack with her two children while on a West Bank kibbutz. Director Lynne Sachs accompanies images and symbols with a running spoken narrative of Sachs' own efforts to capture and understand Ohayon's story. 1 videodisc (63 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3629

 

Strawberry fields c2008

Ayelet Heler, Osnat Trabelsi, Trabelsi Productions, and Cinema Guild

Documents the plight of strawberry farmers in Gaza during the transition from Israeli to Hamas government in 2005-2006. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

MEDIA 10-1717

 

Thomas L. Friedman reporting straddling the fence c2003

Thomas L Friedman, Ken Levis, NYT Television (Firm), Discovery Channel (Firm), and Discovery Communications, Inc

Travel to Israel for a look at the causes and potential consequences of a massive new security wall now under construction - a barrier between Israel and Palestine. Ostensibly, the wall is intended to keep suicide bombers out of Israel. But the wall's circuitous route - which seems to go out of its way to include Jewish settlements - smacks of a first step toward formalizing borders for two separate states. But, even as tensions rise in this "demographic time bomb," evidence points to a future that sees Palestinians giving up their pursuit of the West Bank - and fighting instead for a better life. 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.)

MEDIA 10-342

 

To see if I'm smiling 2007?

Tamar Yarom, Jonathan Bar-Giora, First Hand Films (Firm), Noga Communications, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"Explores the darker side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the testimonies of six female soldiers [in the Israel Defense Forces] about their compulsory military service [in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip].  At a time when women in the military are increasingly on the frontlines, this film explores the ways that gender, ethics and moral responsibility intersect during war" -- Container. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

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Women in struggle 2005

Buthina Canaan Khoury, Majd Production (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

Four Palestinian Arab women who had each spent time in prison for participating in the militant Palestinian struggle in Israel share their experiences and discuss the aims of their cause. 1 videodisc (59 min.)

MEDIA 10-974

 

XXY c2008

Lucía Puenzo, José María Morales, Luis Puenzo, Ricardo Darín, Valeria Bertuccelli, Germán Palacios, Carolina Pelleritti, Martín Piroyansky, Inés Efron, Sergio Bizzio, Holger Haase, Steffen Weinert, Steffen Groth, Chantal Hourticolon, Nina Weniger, Pyramide Productions (Firm), Historias Cinematograficas (Firm), Wanda Vision (Firm), H2 Medienproduktion (Firm), Südwestrundfunk (Germany), Arte (Firm), Cine Argentino (Firm), Pyramide distribution (Firm), and Film Movement (Firm)

"Alex is a 15-year-old teenager with a dark secret. Soon after her birth, her parents decide to leave Buenos Aires to settle in an isolated wooden house tucked away in the dunes of the Uruguayan shoreline. As Alex begins to explore her sexuality, her mother invites friends from Buenos Aires to come for a visit with their 16-year-old son Álvaro. Álvaro's father is a plastic surgeon who accepted the invitation because of his medical concern for Alex. The inevitable attraction between the teenagers forces both families to face their worst fears. As rumors begin to spread, the town's fascination with Alex becomes dangerous." -- Container.  1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.)

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About the United Nations Palestine 1990

Jonathan Zachary

Examines the Intifada, the Palestinian uprising in the Israeli-occupied territories of the West Bank & Gaza Strip, by investigating the historical background and by speaking to the people on both sides of the conflict. 1 videocassette (19 min.)

MEDIA 2-1907

 

Abraham and Isaac personal notes 1977

Ilan Ziv and Chaim Getter

A montage of interviews, stills, and live footage which examines the social factors that shaped the filmmaker's world and contributed to his decision to join the Israel army and participate in the October Middle-East War of 1973. 1 videocassette (32 min.)

MEDIA D-93

 

American radical the trials of Norman Finkelstein 2009

David Ridgen, Nicholas Rossier, Baraka Productions, Ridgen Film, Mohawk Films, and Typecast Films (Firm)

A definitive documentary about American academic Norman Finkelstein, a devoted son of holocaust survivors, ardent critic of U.S. and Israeli Mid-East policy, and author of five provocative books, including The Holocaust Industry. Finkelstein has been steadfastly at the center of many intractable controversies, including the recent denial of his tenure at DePaul University. He's called a lunatic and a self-hating Jew by some and an inspirational street-fighting revolutionary by others. 1 videodisc (89 min.)

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Aqabat Jaber Paix sans retour? 1995

Eyal Sivan and Sylvie Pontoizeau

Examines the Aqabat Jaber camp settled temporarely by Israelis for Palestinians in 1948.  The camp still exists, having approximately 3,000 inhabitants living a desperate life, torn between the promise and hope of a normal life in their land taken away, and the reality of a desolate camp, bombarded buildings, and the lack of most necessary facilities. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-3048

 

Arab diaries: Episode 4: Work & money c2000

Deborah Davies, Daoud Kuttab, Ilan Ziv, Tamouz Media, and First Run/Icarus Films

Explores the hopes of men and women in Iraq, Palestine and Syria as embodied in the occupation of flying. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

MEDIA 2-6726

 

Behind the hatred mortal enemies 2002

Serge Schmemann, C. Scott Willis, John Fielding, and Sharon Young

"This documentary offers an evenhanded assessment of the conflict in the Middle East by profiling the lives of two men at its center, Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Palestinian Authority's chairman, Yasir Arafat"--Container. 1 videocassette (47 min.)

DANA 1765

 

Beirut to Bosnia Muslims and the West : a personal journey by Robert Fisk of The Independent 2002

Robert Fisk, Dennis Walsh, Michael Dutfield, Discovery Channel (Firm), Channel Four (Great Britain), and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

1. This riveting program documents the guerrilla war of Lebanon's Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad movements to free southern Lebanon of Israeli occupation forces and Western interference, beginning with the destruction of the American Marine barracks during the early 1980s. Interviews with Sheikh Hassan Nasralla, Hezbollah suicide soldiers, and civilian casualties of Israeli air attacks--combined with photos of massacre victims and bombing fatalities--underscore both the plight of those caught in the crossfire and the urgent need for a lasting peace in Lebanon
2. This compelling program examines the displacement of Palestinians by Zionist immigrants and Jewish refugees. Spotlights on hte militant Islamic group Hamas, the effects of Israeli rule in occupied Gaza, and the attitudes of Zionist settlers and Palestinian holdouts on the outskirts of Jerusalem reveal the hostility and the humanity, powerfully depicting the plight of refugees on both sides of the historical, religious, and ideological divide
3. This gripping program investigates the desperate situations of Muslims in Egypt and Bosnia, who, though worlds apart, are plagued by a common feeling of betrayal by the West. For members of Egypt's Gama'a al-Islamiya, religious fervor and violence--vehicles to create an Islamic state--are viewed as the only antidotes to poverty and unemployment, while Bosnians fight for the simple right to exist in a Europe that they feel does not want them. Interviews with leaders, fighters, and victims from both regions show the many faces of Cairo and Sarajevo. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

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The cemetery club Mo'adon beit ha'kvarot 2006

Assaf Amir, Guy Lavie, Tali Shemesh, Noga Communications, Keren ha-hadashah le-kolno`a ule-televizyah, and Norma Productions

10 o'clock, Saturday morning. A group of elderly women and men carry plastic lawn chairs across the Mount Herzl National Cemetery in Jerusalem. In the shade of an old pine tree, they sit down, in a circle and discuss matters sublime and elevated. For over two decades, the "Mt. Herzl Academy" has held its weekly meeting at this cemetery.  Seated between the graves of the nation's dignitaries, they debate the history of modern philosophy, read poetry, eat lunch and determine the fate of the Jewish nation. 1 videodisc (90 min.)

MEDIA 10-808

 

Chronicle of a disappearance 1999

Elia Suleiman, Fuad K Suleiman, Mazira Suleiman, Elia Suleiman, Fawaz Eilemi, Jamel Daher, and Ola Tabari

Provides a personal meditation on what it means to be Palestinian. Examines the effect of the political impasse in the Middle East on the identity of the Palestinian people. 1 videocassette (88 min.)

MEDIA 2-5556

 

Citizen Bishara 2002?

Simone Bitton, Azmi Bisharah, Arna Productions, Cinétévé (Firm), Canal+Horizons, and First Run/Icarus Films

Begins with the final weeks of Binyamin Netanyahu's "reign" and ends with Ariel Sharon's electoral victory. Azmi Bishara was the first Palestinian citizen to make a bid for the post of Israeli prime minister in 1999 and at the 2001 elections; he was the main force in the call for boycott that was followed by 85% of Israel's Arab voters. A sociologist by training, he fights for the equality of Israel's Palestinian citizens and their recognition as a national minority. Shows him in his parliamentary work, his election campaign and records his thoughts on citizenship, national minorities and democracy. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-7544

 

Deadly currents 1997, 1991

Simcha Jacobovici, Elliott Halpern, Ric Esther Bienstock, and Steve Weslak

Exposes with unprecedented objectivity the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, examining the brutal hostility from both sides, and offering equal footage to both parties. 1 videocassette (114 min.)

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Distorted morality a war on terrorism? 2002

Noam Chomsky

A talk given by Noam Chomsky at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Wednesday, February 6, 2002. He discusses the United States definition of terrorism and foreign policy in regard to nations and groups considered to be guilty of terrorism. There is also a question and answer session. Noam Chomsky's bibliography, biography and curriculum vitae are included. 1 videodisc

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The edge of peace six personal stories : a film 1995

Ilan Ziv, Daoud Kuttab, and Amit Breuer

Documentary chronicles the first year of the implementation of the Israeli-Palestinian accords as experienced by both Palestinians and Israelis. Three Palestinians and three Israelis were given video cameras to document their lives and the lives of their communities during this turbulent time. 1 videocassette (104 min.)

MEDIA 2-3783

 

Edward Said the last interview c2004

Edward W Said, D. D Guttenplan, Michael Dibb, Charles Glass, ICA Projects, and First Run/Icarus Films

"Less than a year before his death in September 2003, he ... spoke at length ... about his illness, his work, Palestine and politics, his life and education, and his continuing preoccupations."--Container. 1 videocassette (115 min.)

MEDIA 2-6853

 

Exodus 2002

Otto Preminger, Dalton Trumbo, Paul Newman , Eva Marie Saint,  Ralph Richardson, and Leon Uris

The story of the birth of Israel as an independent state, based on the novel by Leon Uris. 1 videodisc (ca. 208 min.)

MEDIA 10-137

 

Exodus 1947 c2004

Elizabeth Rodgers, Robby Henson, Morley Safer, Maryland Public Television, and Cicada Films

Tells the story of a ship that had been a luxury steamship called the President Warfield.  It was used as a transport ship during World War II but shortly after the war it was renamed Exodus 1947 and was used to carry Jewish refugees from Europe to Palestine to help found Israel. This mass migration was orchestrated by the Jewish organization, Haganah. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-6751

 

Field diary 1982

Amos Gitai

"In spite of difficulties posed by soldiers, officials, and other authorities who tried to stop him from filming, director Amos Gitai stubbornly forged ahead with this documentary on the Israeli occupied areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Life in these regions is shown in all its variety, from the Israeli soldiers who mainly support the occupation (one does suggest the land should be returned to the Palestinians), to the markets and towns bustling with activity, to the farmers at work. There is also an interview with a mayor who was permanently disabled in a bomb blast, and overall, an attempt was made to present a complete picture of both Palestinian and Israeli life in these disputed territories"--All Movie Guide. 1 videocassette (83 min.)

MEDIA 2-5405

 

Gaza ghetto portrait of a Palestinian family, 1948-1984 c1994

PeA Holmquist, Joan Mandell, Pierre Bjorklund, HB PeĹ Holmquist Film, and New Day Films

Follows the daily routine of one Palestinian family confined to the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, showing their living quarters, the local school, and hospital in order to personalize the Arab-Israeli conflict. 1 videocassette (82 min.)

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Gaza under siege 2001

Charles Stewart, Di Tatham, and Lucy Briers

This program also examines why the United Nations fails to criticize Israel's aggression and denies Palestinian statehood. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-5913

 

Hamsin Hot wind 1988

D Wachsman, J Lifshin, Shlomo Tarshish, Yassin Shawaf, Hemda Levy, and Ruth Geller

The problem of Arab-Jewish relations is portrayed in this study of a Jewish landowner and his Arab worker. Set in the Galilee, northern Israel, in 1982. 1 videocassette (90 min.)

MEDIA 2-5695

 

Hanan Ashrawi a woman of her time 1995

Mai Masri

Profiles Hanan Ashrawi, former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization during the Middle East peace talks with Israel, but who later turned down a position in the new government in favor of continuing her efforts on behalf of peace and human rights. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-5598

 

Hanna K c1984

Costa Gavras, Franco Solinas, Jill Clayburgh, Jean Yanne, Gabriel Byrne, Muhammad Bakri, K.G. Productions (Firm), Gaumont (Firm), Films A2 (Firm), and MCA Home Video (Firm)

Story of a woman attorney's tumultuous relationships with her sullen client, an accused Palestinian terrorist, her fiery lover and her new homeland of Israel. 1 videocassette (111 min.)

MEDIA 2-6684

 

The hostages of hatred c2004

Pierre Rehov and Landmark Media, Inc

Examines the fate and political exploitation of Palestinian refugees living under the auspices of the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Work Agency) and argues that UNRWA has perpetuated their dependence on the agency. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

MEDIA 10-489

 

The Hundred years war, personal notes 1983

Ilan Ziv

Shows how the roots of the June 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon are found in the 1967 war in the Middle East. Focuses on the lives of individual Palestinians in Israel and on the Gush Emunim movement among Israeli settlers. 2 videocassettes (98 min.)

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In whose interest?  2002

David Kaplowitz

Film focuses on US intervention in Guatemala, Vietnam, East Timor, El Salvador and Palestine/Israel. 1 videocassette (27 min.)

MEDIA 2-5886

 

Into the future 1984

Alan Rosenthal, Abba Solomon Eban, and WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Examines the birth of the State of Israel, the plight of Soviet Jewry, and those in other parts of the world and probes the meaning of Jewish identity today. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA D-301

 

Islam vs. Islam c2003

Dominique Lasseur, Catherine Tatge, Bill D Moyers, Public Affairs Television (Firm), Tatge/Lasseur Productions, Aspen Institute, WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Bill Moyers interviews journalists and scholars about the history and motives of the states grouped under the heading "Islamic nations". Panelists examine the fulcrum of the conflict in the Middle East: the tension between the growth of religious expression in the region and the pressures of modernity from the West. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA  DANA 2-6964      15

 

Israel-Palestine two peoples, two states for one peace 2009

Hester Wilcox, Alexis Keller, Yossi Beilin , Yasser Abed Rabbo, Nicolas Wadimoff, Clothilde Warin, Geneva Initiative, Point du Jour (Firm), Akka Films (Firm), Histoire (Firm), Radio-taelaevision suisse romande, and Editions Montparnasse

In 2002, a Swiss professor Alexis Keller launched the "Geneva Initiative." He succeeded in bringing Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table to continue discussions to find a peaceful solution of the Middle East conflict. The Israeli delegation was led by Yossi Beilin, former Israeli Justice Minister in the Rabin government. The Palestinian delegation was led by Yasser Abed Rabbo. This film is the record of these negotiations. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

MEDIA 10-1722

 

Israel vs. the PLO the invasion of Lebanon 1989

Ted Jessup

The story of Israel's 1982 attempt to obliterate a formidable enemy ; of the bloody attack on Beirut ; of the innocent civilians caught tragically in the crossfire ; and of the horrible price paid when Israel changed from David to Goliath. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-1546

 

Justice and Jihad 2002

Dominique Lasseur, Catherine Tatge, and Bill D Moyers

Bill Moyers interviews journalists and scholars about the conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians. Their dialogue explores the religious and political roots of these chronic troubles and presents an outline of a viable future accord. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

DANA 14

 

Leila Khaled hijacker c2005

Lina Makboul, Robert Danielsson, First Hand Films (Firm), Sveriges television, Tussilago, Nederlandse Programma Stichting, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"In 1969 Palestinian Leila Khaled made history by becoming the first woman to hijack an airplane. As a Palestinian child growing up in Sweden, filmmaker Lina Makboul admired Khaled for her bold actions; as an adult, she began asking complex questions about the legacy created by her chilhood hero. This fascinating documentary is at once a portrait of Khaled, an exploration of the filmmaker's own understanding of her Palestinian identiy, and complex examination of the nebulous dichotomy between 'terrorist' and 'freedom fighter'"--Container. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-1161

 

My home, my prison 1992

Susana Blaustein Muńoz, Raymonda Hawa Tawil, Erica Marcus, Raymonda Hawa Tawil, Martin Sheen, and Gail Golden

Film based upon the Palestinian-Arab activist and journalist Raymonda Hawa Tawil's biography written during the time of the military occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, when everyday life for the Palestinians was a minefield of violent uncertainties. 1 videocassette (66 min.)

MEDIA 2-2776

 

My land Zion a film 2004

Yulie Cohen Gerstel,  Moti Golani, Cohen Gerstel Productions (Firm), First Hand Films (Firm), New Danes Production, Women Make Movies (Firm), and British Broadcasting Corporation

Yulie Cohen-Gerstel questions her own decision to return and raise her family in war-torn Israel, while challenging the myths of Zionism. As she wonders about the future that awaits her daughters in a country embroiled in continuous war, she stretches a connecting thread from the murder of Jews in the Holocaust to the war of independence to the rise in settlements and the condition of Palestinian refugees in Israel today. She confronts her parents on the role they played in the pre-state Palmah militia, goes to Hungary with Matti Golani to visit his childhood home, talks with a Holocaust survivor, whose house currently stands on displaced Arab land, and with Ruthi Gillis, the widow of Shmuel Gillis, a doctor who was shot to death in 2001 on his way home. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-973

 

My terrorist 2002

Yulie Cohen-Gerstel,  First Hand Films, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

In 1978 a hijacking occurred before a London bound El Al flight, resulting in the wounding of then stewardess Yulie Cohen-Gerstel. Join her now as a filmmaker 30 years later, struggling with compassion, forgiveness and the concept of peace. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-6560

 

On the objection front 2005

Shiri Tsur and First Run/Icarus Films

In 2002, a group of officers and soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces issued a public statement that they would no longer participate in the "War of the Settlements", which they felt was corrupting Israeli society and oppressing the Palestinian people. Through interviews with the soldiers and their families this documentary examines the moral issues and the consequences of their action. 1 videocassette (63 min.)

MEDIA 2-7834

 

One day in September 2001

Arthur Cohn, John Battsek, Kevin MacDonald, and Michael Douglas

This is the shocking and incredibly true story of the brutal massacre of 11 Israeli athletes by a team of extreme Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Told with actual video shot during the crisis. 1 videocassette (ca. 94 min.) ;

MEDIA 2-5522

 

Palestine is still the issue 2002

John Pilger, Christopher Martin, Tony Stark, Carlton Television, and Bullfrog Films, inc

John Pilger travels to Israel and the West Bank of Jordan and Gaza to ask why the Palestinians are still refugees in their own land. 1 videocasette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-6497

 

Paper dolls 2006

Tomer Heymann, Strand Releasing (Firm), Claudius Films, and Heymann Brothers Films

After closing the border to Palestinian workers, Israeli authorities enticed foreigners to fill gaps in the job market. Filipinos in various stages of gender transition came as caregivers to elderly, orthodox Jewish men, but are still outsiders. 1 videodisc (80 min.)

MEDIA 10-1347

 

Peace, propaganda, & the promised land U.S. media & the Israeli-Palestinian conflict c2004

Sut Jhally, Bathsheba Ratzkoff, and Media Education Foundation

This documentary contends that 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 Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Combines U.S. and British television news footage with observations from analysts, journalists, and political activists. Examines the factors that have distorted the United States' media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion. 2 videodiscs (78 min.)

MEDIA 10-351

 

Primetime war 1998

Noam Shalev and Yosi Leon

Primetime war focuses on two cameramen (one Israeli, one Palestinian) who bring the horror of the Israeli/Arab conflict into living rooms around the world. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-6039

 

Promises 2003

Justine Shapiro, B. Z Goldberg, Promises Film Project, Independent Television Service, and Cowboy Pictures (Firm)

The film, shot between 1997 and 2000, reflects the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as seen through the eyes of seven Palestinian and Israeli children from Jerusalem, aged 8-13. 1 videocassette (102 min.)

MEDIA 2-6559

 

Promises and betrayals Britain and the struggle for the Holy Land 2005

Struan Rodger and Arense Kyaale

A documentary on how British double-dealing during the First World War ignited the conflict between Arab and Jew in the Middle East. This is a story of intrigue among rival empires; of misguided strategies; and of how conflicting promises to Arab and Jew created a legacy of bloodshed which determined the fate of the Middle East. This documentary pieces together a disturbing picture of a cynical and duplicitous war time government. 1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 52 min.)

MEDIA 10-1886

 

Sea of conflict 1983

Jo Franklin-Trout

The oil kingdoms include Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.  Their strategic importance is discussed in relation to the Straits of Hormuz and Iran.  Also covered is the stability of governments in the region, their investments, and their views on the Palestinian problem. 1 videocassette (ca. 59 min.)

MEDIA 2-1426

 

Shvil Hahalav The Milky Way 1999

Ali Nassar, Galeb Shaath, Suel Haddad, Muhammad Bakri, Makram Khouri, Yousif Abu Warda, Mahmoud Abu Jazi, and Salim Dau

A Richly compassionate chronicle of life in an Israeli occupied Arab village which is fiercely ruled by the Mukhtar, who fundamentally serves the interests of the Israeli military governor, instead of those of his own people. These are tough times for the villagers--some are bitter and spiteful--while others are weary of the power struggles. The narrative centers around such incidents as the military commander's discovery that one of the villagers is issuing work permits, and the killing of the Mukhtar's son. 1 videocassette (104 min.)

MEDIA 2-5548

 

Siege 1988

Gilberto Tofano, Micha Kagan, Dan Ben-Amotz, Gila Almagor, and Yehoram Ga'on

An Israeli woman loses her husband during the Six Day War. Her husband's friends want her to remain an ever-mourning widow, but she wants to break away from her past and normalize her life. 1 videocassette (95 min.)

MEDIA 2-5049

 

Soraida a woman of Palestine 2004

Soraida Abed Hussein, Tahani Rached, National Film Board of Canada, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"Soraida is a Palestinian woman living in Ramallah, in the occupied territories. In this city under siege and a strict curfew, she fights her own battle: despite the military occupation, violence and oppression, she is determined not to lose her humanity ... Soraida wonders how to reconcile the multiple facets of her identity -- as a woman, a mother and a comitted Palestinian. As a patriot, she is tempted to join the struggle, while as a mother, she is responsible for her two children and must keep her distance. The questions that haunt Soraida, her family and her neighbors take us to the heart of human experience: How to preserve one's humanity in the midst of oppression? How to resist being consum[ed] by hate and anger, caught up in the cyucle of victim and victimizer? How to love one's homeland without laying exclusive claim to it"--Publisher's website. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA 10-972

 

Stories of honour and shame 1996

Antonio Caccia, First Run/Icarus Films, and August Films

The Gaza Strip endured 27 years of Israeli occupation and a prolonged Palestinian uprising. It is now partially administered by the Palestinian National Authority. This behind-the-scenes film reveals the hidden lives of the Palestinian women who live there. Fifteen women reveal their roles in a patriarchal Islamic society where men dictate most aspects of life. Shows the resilience and courage of women who, despite very difficult circumstances, all speak with enormous dignity and grace. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-7775

 

Strawberry fields c2008

Ayelet Heler, Osnat Trabelsi, Trabelsi Productions, and Cinema Guild

Documents the plight of strawberry farmers in Gaza during the transition from Israeli to Hamas government in 2005-2006. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

MEDIA 10-1717

 

Thomas L. Friedman reporting straddling the fence c2003

Thomas L Friedman, Ken Levis, NYT Television (Firm), Discovery Channel (Firm), and Discovery Communications, Inc

Travel to Israel for a look at the causes and potential consequences of a massive new security wall now under construction - a barrier between Israel and Palestine. Ostensibly, the wall is intended to keep suicide bombers out of Israel. But the wall's circuitous route - which seems to go out of its way to include Jewish settlements - smacks of a first step toward formalizing borders for two separate states. But, even as tensions rise in this "demographic time bomb," evidence points to a future that sees Palestinians giving up their pursuit of the West Bank - and fighting instead for a better life. 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.)

MEDIA 10-342

To see if I'm smiling 2007?

Tamar Yarom, Jonathan Bar-Giora, First Hand Films (Firm), Noga Communications, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"Explores the darker side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the testimonies of six female soldiers [in the Israel Defense Forces] about their compulsory military service [in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip].  At a time when women in the military are increasingly on the frontlines, this film explores the ways that gender, ethics and moral responsibility intersect during war" -- Container. 1 videodisc (60 min.) :

MEDIA 10-1977

 

Un Mur ŕ Jérusalem A Wall in Jerusalem 1989

Frédéric Rossif and Richard Burton

Documentary about the growth of Israel into today's Jewish homeland explores more than seventy years of struggle for religious freedom. Begins with the 1894 Dreyfus Affair, and then looks at Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism; the earliest immigration and settlements; the formation of kibbutzim; the Balfour Declaration; the rise of European anti-Semitism; the British occupation of Palestine; Arab confrontations; the U.N. resolution; the Exodus incident; and the Six-Day War. 1 videocassette (91 min.)

MEDIA 2-2749

 

Voices from Gaza 1989

Antonia Caccia, Maysoon Pachachi, Abd El-Ra'ouf Ghabin, and Ian Bartholomew

Filmed during the first year of the uprising in Israeli occupied territories, this video examines the problems of the Palestinians who live in the Gaza Strip. 1 videocassette (51 min.)

MEDIA 2-5403

 

Waiting to go 2001

Charles Stewart, Di Tatham, and Lucy Briers

This program follows a Palestinian doctor working in the PLO-funded Haifa hospital in Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp, Beirut. She earns $200 per month and she is forbidden in any Lebanese hospital. Other refugees with degrees are allowed to pick oranges, but none are allowed to rebuild their houses. Those who can get out do, but all hope to one day return to their villages in Palestine. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-5914

 

Wedding in Galilee  1989

Michel Khleifi

The elder of a Palestinian village in Israel is given permission to hold a traditional wedding for his son on the condition that the Israeli military governor and his staff be guests of honor at the ceremony. 1 videocassette (113 min.)

MEDIA 2-777

 

Women in black c2002

Donna Baillie and Cinema Guild

Activities of an international organisation, formed in 1988 by Jewish women, against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

DANA 3030

 

Women in struggle 2005

Buthina Canaan Khoury, Majd Production (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

Four Palestinian Arab women who had each spent time in prison for participating in the militant Palestinian struggle in Israel share their experiences and discuss the aims of their cause. 1 videodisc (59 min.)

MEDIA 10-974

 

The women of Hizbollah 2000

Maher Abi-Samra, JBA production, Arte France cinéma (Firm), and First Run/Icarus Films

This film is a portrait of two Lebanese muslim women, Zeinab and Khadije, who are activists in the Hezbollah. It examines the personal, social and political factors that undergird their commitment, presents the activities of the Islamic political party and examines its place in Beirut society and in Lebanese politics. 1 videocassette (49 min.)

MEDIA 2-6333