Archiv-e for January, 2007
Videos Under Siege
These films are their makers' expression of anger and indignation towards the dramatic situation in their country. They ask, each in their own manner, to put an end at once to the ongoing destruction caused by the terrible and furious war machine.
Jammin in the Middle E
A comedy about families, fast cars, rap and rosewater. A story of siblings Naima and Ishak growing up Arab in Western Sydney. Starring local hip hop artist Nomise.
Children of Ibdaa
To create something out of nothing is about the lives of several adolescents in a Palestinian children's dance troupe from Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank.
Shadi in the Beautiful Well
Shadi is an autistic boy living in the heart of a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. Shadi's neighbour taunts him with the theft of his pet dove. How will he get it back?
Well Played
A 10 year old boy watches his favourite daily TV program through the window of his 16-year old female neighbour. There is no time for games.
Suicide/Intihar
The fall of the Iraqi regime. A reality epitomised by the plummet of Saddam Hussein's statue in the centre of Baghdad. Upon these scenes, the filmmaker stands shocked...
So Near, Yet So Far
October 2000. Mohamad al Durra dies in the arms of his father in Palestine and the image is broadcast around the world.
Bedwin Hacker
In the remote mountains of Tunisia, Kalt, a genius female computer hacker is on the run from French Intelligence.