[This] powerful Israel-Palestine documentary is essential viewing....A Palestinian-Israeli collective have documented violence and displacement in a damning new film that offers a stark insider’s look at the conflict.
See the conversation in Democracy Now!
“No Other Land”: Israeli Director Slams Claims of Antisemitism for Apartheid Comment at Berlinale
or watch the interview here:
When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns.
They join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel, revealing a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.
Directed by two first-time Jewish filmmakers who share a similar story to the film’s protagonists, ISRAELISM is produced by Peabody-winner & 6-time Emmy-nominee Daniel J. Chalfen (Loudmouth, Boycott) along with activist and filmmaker Nadia Saah (Mo, Omar, 5 Broken Cameras), executive produced by two-time Emmy-winner Brian A. Kates (Marvelous Ms. Maisel, Succession, The Plot Against America) and edited by Emmy-winner Tony Hale (The Story of Plastic).
ISRAELISM uniquely explores how Jewish attitudes towards Israel are changing dramatically, with massive consequences for the region and for Judaism itself.
Coming soon to a theatre near us.... for more information: https://www.israelismfilm.com/
.....difficult times for artists and intellectuals in a world gripped by fear.
Wajdi Mouawad’s “Controversial” Wedding Day
.... Lebanese intellectuals’ defense of expat director warns of state chokehold on freedom of expression. published 7 June, 2024 • Elie Chalala
an excerpt:
Mouawad elaborated on his position in a recent television interview on LBCI Lebanon with Albert Kostanian: “If there is a place where I want to choose my side, it’s not between Palestinians or Israelis, between Lebanese Shiites or Lebanese Sunnis; it’s not between identities.” He quotes Sophocles’ Antigone, which he says forms the basis of his approach: “I was born to share in love, not to hate…If I want to choose my camp radically, it’s between these two words.” Mouawad’s choice is “love.”
The ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which he refers to as a “fratricidal war,” has alternated “assassins.” At the moment, the Israeli government is a government of assassins, just as Hamas’ doing on October 7 was an assassin’s attack, he says. Mouawad recognizes that many Lebanese would disagree with his position but firmly stands by “nuance”: “The moment you try to be nuanced, they will come upon you. The nuance is complicated to maintain, and even if it hurts very much, it is in the nuance that you must position yourself.” Mouawad believes in a humanist solution, stating there is no justice born out of the destruction of one nation or the elimination of a people.
https://themarkaz.org/wajdi-mouawads-controversial-wedding-day/
avec Mon pays de Gilles Vigneault elle y a (Sopot Pologne 1965) remporté le gand prix d'interpretation avant d'aller à Ostende en Belgique pour y reporter également un grand prix.
Mon pays, ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver.
Mouawad’s stories—and the tactics he employs to stage them—have always challenged his audiences to look closely at how the personal and the political intersect, though this does not always work out exactly as intended. His is an uncompromising vision, and in the past, the tensions between the moral dilemmas he brings to the stage and the possibilities that society is willing to accept have gotten him into trouble—Mouawad’s shows have faced political debate, censure, and cancellation. It may be one reason why, eight years ago, Wajdi Mouawad decided to leave Canada behind.
...following a company hosted read for our build crew at the start of the new year:
Words of Wisdom from the Director:
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