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Voices of Palestine Film Series: Lesh Sabreen? and Degrees of Incarceration
Where
The Jerusalem Fund
2425 Virginia Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037
202.338.1958
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When
Jul 28
starts at 6:30 pm
"Voices of Palestine"
Summer 2010 Film SeriesWednesday, 28 July 2010
6:30 p.m.
The Jerusalem Fund
Lesh Sabreen?
Director: Muayad Alayan / 20 minutes / 2009
http://www.leshsabreen.com
Lesh Sabreen? tells the story of two young lovers as they navigate dreams and dead-ends in their socially-conservative and Israeli-controlled community. The film illustrates the several layers of authority, from the patriarchal social norms and taboos to economic pressures and the military occupation continually facing young Arab Jerusalemites.
Degrees of Incarceration
Director: Amahl Bishara / 59 minutes / 2009
http://www.degreesofincarceration.com
Degrees of Incarceration explores the effects of political imprisonment on the Palestinian community of Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem. Through observational footage and interviews filmed over the course of six years, the documentary traces how a group of youth are imprisoned for protesting against the building of the separation wall around their refugee camp and addresses how imprisonment changes their lives after their release. Scenes of the everyday ways families cope reveal the emotional intensity of this situation.
These films are the third and fourth in the "Voices of Palestine" Summer 2010 Film Series. The annual film series is hosted jointly by The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development and The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University. Films begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. All films are in English or have English subtitles. Attendance is free and open to the public. No RSVP required. Films are screened at The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. For more information, call The Jerusalem Fund at 202-338-1958 or email info@thejerusalemfund.org.