Palestinian Drama ‘The Teacher’ Lands U.S. Distribution Deal

Palestinian Drama ‘The Teacher’ Lands U.S. Distribution Deal

Watermelon Photos has acquired North American distribution rights to Palestinian-British filmmaker Farah Nabulsi’s well timed drama “The Instructor,” which is shot and set within the West Financial institution. The movie takes its cue from an actual prisoners’ swap that occurred in 2011, when Israel freed greater than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in trade for one soldier who … Read more

Sundance Drama Examines Palestinian Struggle

Sundance Drama Examines Palestinian Struggle

In her characteristic movie work, Palestinian-American writer-director-actor Cherien Dabis has been telling intimately particular familial tales since “Amreeka” (2009). That was the filmmaker’s elegant, modestly scaled and altogether sensible debut a couple of Palestinian mom and son, shifting from the occupied West Financial institution to Chicago upon profitable a inexperienced card lottery. Dabis wasn’t in … Read more

No Other Land’s Palestinian, Israeli Directors on No U.S. Distribution

No Other Land’s Palestinian, Israeli Directors on No U.S. Distribution

“No Different Land,” the Palestinian-Israeli doc which depicts the Israeli authorities’s efforts to power Palestinians from their houses in Masafer Yatta within the southern West Financial institution, has been steadily gaining accolades ever because it scored the very best documentary prize ultimately yr’s Berlin Movie Competition. The well timed piece, which exhibits the gradual demolition … Read more

Michael Moore Boards Palestinian Oscar Entry ‘From Ground Zero’

Michael Moore Boards Palestinian Oscar Entry ‘From Ground Zero’

Michael Moore has joined the manufacturing staff of “From Floor Zero” — the lately shortlisted Palestinian entry for the 97th Academy Awards’ greatest worldwide movie class — as govt producer. A group of shorts made by 22 Palestinian filmmakers dwelling by struggle in current day Gaza, “From Floor Zero” blends animation, documentary and fiction to “seize the … Read more

Palestinian Authority Bans Al Jazeera in the West Bank

Palestinian Authority Bans Al Jazeera in the West Bank

The Palestinian Authority has shut down the operations of Qatar-based information community Al Jazeera within the West Financial institution, in line with native experiences. In an announcement, Al Jazeera condemned Fatah, the Palestinian Authority ruling social gathering within the West Financial institution, for what it described as an “incitement marketing campaign” towards the information group … Read more