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Arts, Music & Culture
Film Reviews & Features
The Electronic Intifada has been the first to cover many Palestinian films and films related to Palestine, reviewing over 60 films by Palestinian filmmakers or related to the Palestinian struggle. The following is a listing of films reviewed by the Electronic Intifada, listed aphabetically by film title.
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| Israeli soldiers stop a Palestinian father and son in the docuemtnary Checkpoint |
AFTERSHOCK
Reviewed by Victor Kattan, 23 July 2004
AN EXPLANATION (AND THEN BURN THE ASHES)
Reviewed by Maymanah Farhat, 11 May 2006
ANOTHER ROAD HOME
Reviewed by Jenny Gheith, 3 May 2005
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ARABS A GO-GO
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 6 June 2004
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ARNA'S CHILDREN
Reviewed by Arjan El Fassed, 11 December 2003
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A STONE'S THROW AWAY
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 15 June 2004
BELONGING
Reviewed by Ali Abunimah, 15 April 2007
BETHLEHEM BANDOLERO
Reviewed by Maymanah Farhat, 18 May 2006
CHECKPOINT
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 15 October 2004
THE CHILDREN OF IBDA'A
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 15 June 2004
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| In his feature Door to the Sun, Egyptian director Yousri Nasrallah infuses intimate scenes with a nuanced tenderness |
CURFEW
Reviewed by Jenny Gheith, 1 May 2005
DEAR FATHER, QUIET, WE'RE SHOOTING...
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 20 July 2005
DEATH IN GAZA
Reviewed by Victor Kattan, 1 July 2004
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THE DIARIES OF YOSSEF NACHMANY
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 20 July 2005
DIARY OF A MALE WHORE
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 21 April 2003
DIVINE INTERVENTION
Palestinian film joins Oscar race, the BBC reports that the previously banned Divine Intervention will contend for the annual award (20 October 2003)
Divine Intervention on VHS/DVD, Avatar Films (25 July 2003)
Official website
DOOR TO THE SUN
Reviewed by Jenny Gheith, 17 April 2005
EAST...WEST
Reviewed by Maymanah Farhat, 11 May 2006
EDWARD SAID: THE LAST INTERVIEW
Reviewed by Jenny Gheith, 31 December 2004
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| A scene from Hany Abu Asad's documentary Ford Transit |
ELIAS CHACOUR: PROPHET IN HIS OWN COUNTRY
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 19 June 2004
ENCOUNTER POINT
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 9 April 2007
THE ETERNAL DANCE
Reviewed by Jenny Gheith, 2 May 2005
FORD TRANSIT
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 30 May 2004
Hany Abu-Assad wins 'Spirit of Freedom Award' at Jerusalem Film Festival, Arjan El Fassed (21 July 2003)
Palestinian Filmmaker this year's winner of the Nestor Almendros Prize, Human Rights Watch (12 June 2003)
GAZA STRIP
Reviewed by Nigel Parry, 29 July 2003
"Gaza Strip" director to return student Academy Award to protest exclusion of Palestine, Ali Abunimah and Benjamin Doherty (20 December 2002)
Oscars' double standard turns Palestinian film into refugee, Benjamin J Doherty & Ali Abunimah (10 December 2002)
"Gaza Strip" director to return student Academy Award to protest exclusion of Palestine, Ali Abunimah and Benjamin Doherty (20 December 2002)
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GOAL DREAMS
Reviewed by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, 18 April 2007
HAPPY DAYS
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 11 April 2007
INVASION
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 29 April 2003
IN GOD'S HOUSE
Documenting the Occupation: Director Yahya Barakat discusses working under Israeli military rule, Maureen Clare Murphy (22 April 2003)
ISRAELI WALL IN PALESTINIAN LANDS
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 15 December 2004
ISTIQLAL
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 29 April 2003
IT'S NOT A GUN
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 20 April 2007
JAMES' JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 19 March 2004
JENIN, JENIN
Israel’s Supreme Court lifts ban on Jenin, Jenin, Arjan El Fassed (11 November 2003)
Jenin Jenin features at International Documentary Film festival, Arjan El Fassed (27 November 2002)
JEREMY HARDY VS. THE ISRAELI ARMY
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 27 May 2003
JIHAD!
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 2 June 2004
Interview: Jihad! filmmakers Muhammed Rum and Nara Garber, Maureen Clare Murphy (10 June 2004)
JUST MARRIED
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 29 September 2005
KEMO SABE
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 11 April 2007
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| A Palestinian refugee surveys his family's demolished village in the documentary Keys |
KEYS
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 17 June 2004
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| A still from Azza El Hassan's film, "Kings and Extras" |
KINGS AND EXTRAS: DIGGING FOR A PALESTINIAN IMAGE
Reviewed by Maymanah Farhat, 21 June 2006)
LAND OF '48
Reviewed by Jenny Gheith, 28 April 2005
LAST SUPPER (ABU DIS)
Reviewed by Maymanah Farhat, 19 May 2006
LEILA KHALED, HIJACKER
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 9 April 2007
LIKE TWENTY IMPOSSIBLES
Reviewed by Tina Dybvik, 27 January 2004
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LORD'S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 21 April 2003
MAKE A WISH
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 11 April 2007
MUNICH
Reviewed by Joseph Massad, 3 February 2006
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 14 January 2006
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NEWS FROM THE HOLY LAND
Reviewed by Victor Kattan, 2 August 2004
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| A still from the Balata Film Collective's film, "Nour's Dream" |
NOUR'S DREAM
Reviewed by Maymanah Farhat, 21 June 2006
PALESTINE IS STILL THE ISSUE
Premiere of Pilger's Palestine is still the issue, Arjan El Fassed (10 September 2002)
PARADISE NOW
Reviewed by Arjan El Fassed, 23 February 2005
Star power deflects attention from ongoing debate, Maureen Clare Murphy (14 April 2005)
Palestine gets its first Oscar nomination with Paradise Now, Arjan El Fassed (31 January 2006)
"Paradise Now" wins Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, Photostory (16 January 2006)
Paradise Now nominated for Golden Globes, Arjan El Fassed (14 December 2005)
More Academy Resistance to Films From or About Palestine?, Arab Film Distribution (23 October 2005)
Hany Abu-Asad key guest at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, IDFA (7 June 2005)
Official website
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| Production still from the documentary Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land |
PEACE, PROPAGANDA, AND THE PROMISED LAND
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 26 March 2004
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PLANET OF THE ARABS
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 6 June 2004
Murphy, 6 June 2004
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PRIVATE
Reviewed by Arjan El Fassed, 25 July 2005
More Academy Resistance to Films From or About Palestine?, Arab Film Distribution (23 October 2005)
RAINBOW
Reviewed by Jenny Gheith, 30 April 2005
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| A scene from Rina Khoury's West...East, a short film screened at the 2006 Chicago Palestine Film Festival's Evening of Shorts |
RANA'S WEDDING
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 29 April 2003
Palestinian Filmmaker this year's winner of the Nestor Almendros Prize, Human Rights Watch (12 June 2003)
Official website
REMEMBERING PALESTINE
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 3 June 2004
ROUTE 181: FRAGMENTS OF A JOURNEY IN ISRAEL-PALESTINE
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 13 June 2004
Film Route 181 censored by French Culture Ministry, Sindibad Films (15 March 2004)
SENSE OF NEED
Reviewed by Jenny Gheith, 22 April 2005
SOME CRUMBS FOR THE BIRDS
Reviewed by Maymanah Farhat, 11 May 2006
SOUP OVER BETHLEHEM (MLOUKHIEH)
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 11 April 2007
SORAIDA, A WOMAN OF PALESTINE
Reviewed by Jenny Gheith, 26 April 2005
SUMMER 2006, PALESTINE
Reviewed by Shuruq Harb, 28 March 2007
THE SYRIAN BRIDE
Reviewed by Jonathan Cook, 21 July 2005
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 2 February 2005
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TENSION
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 24 April 2006
TWO HANDS
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 11 April 2007
VISIT PALESTINE
Reviwed by Maymanah Farhat, 1 December 2006
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WAITING
Reviewed by Ali Abunimah, 8 May 2006
WALL
Reviewed by Arjan El Fassed, 21 November 2004
WEST...EAST
Reviewed by Maymanah Farhat, 11 May 2006
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| A still from The Wind That Shakes the Barley, UK director Ken Loach's feature film set during the Irish Civil War in the 1920s |
THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
Reviewed by Ali Abunimah, 29 September 2006
Filmmaker Ken Loach Joins the Cultural Boycott of Israel, PACBI (24 August 2006)
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WRITERS ON THE BORDERS
Reviewed by Maureen Clare Murphy, 3 June 2004
Interview: "Writers on the Borders" director Samir Abdallah, Maureen Clare Murphy (21 June 2004)
YASMINE'S SONG
Reviewed by Maymanah Farhat, 11 June 2006
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