In conjunction with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Date: 2nd - 5th December 2009
Venue: Theatrette, HELP University College (Main Campus)
Admission: Free (Donations welcomed)
| Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI) & Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) in cooperation with Kelab Seni Filem Malaysia (KSFM) present you the Palestine Film Week in conjunction with “The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People” | ||||
| THEATRETTE HELP UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (Main Campus) PUSAT BANDAR DAMANSARA | 2nd December, Wednesday | 3rd December, Thursday | 4th December, Friday | 5th December, Saturday |
| 6:00 pm Breaking the Silence: Israel Soldiers talk about Hebron Running time: 40 mins 7:30 pm Refreshments 8:00 pm Welcome remarks by Lia Syed (MSRI) Joseph Paul (AIM) Opening speech by YBhg. Tan Sri Saleha bte Mohd. Ali, Chancellor of HELP UC Launch by YB Nurul Izzah Anwar 8:30 pm Slingshot Hip Hop Running time: 83 mins | 6:00 pm Private Running time: 90 mins | 6:00 pm Encounter Point Running time: 85 mins | 4:00 pm Reframe Running time: 50 mins 5:00 pm “Palestine: Art and Conflict” Panel discussion and Q&A 7:00 pm Refreshments 8:00 pm Palestine Blues Running time: 72 mins | |
| 8:30 pm The Syrian Bride Running time: 97 mins | 8:30 pm Rana’s Wedding Running time: 86 mins | |||
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Palestine Film Week
In conjunction with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Date: 2nd - 5th December 2009
Venue: Theatrette, HELP University College (Main Campus)
Admission: Free (Donations welcomed)
Objective of the event
Every year, on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on 29th November, we take the opportunity to create awareness about the issues surrounding the Palestinian deprivation and suffering, their continued struggle for a homeland, and the current situation unfolding in West Bank and Gaza.
Today, 61 years after the partition, the Palestinians of three generations have been denied Right of Return. While some are still holding on to the keys of their houses in Palestine/Israel in the hope that they would be returning home one day, the Zionist regime continues its illegal settlements and crimes against humanity in the occupied territories. The 4.5 million Palestinian refugees in numerous refugee camps in Lebanon and throughout the Middle-East today are the product of the Zionist project to establish the state of Israel in Palestine.
The Palestine Film Week will be held from 2nd – 5th December. This four-day event comprises film screenings, info booths and discussions focusing on civil, political, economic, social and cultural issues that impact the lives of the Palestinians. The films have been selected specifically to highlight the Palestinian struggle for justice and peace.
Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI)
The Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI) was inaugurated on 27th November 1959. This year we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the organization. The purpose of the institute was to produce and publish world-class academic scholarship. In 1988, during the civil war in Lebanon, MSRI under the helm of Dr. Alijah Gordon created the MSRI/Sponsorship of Palestinian Children Programme. The main objective of this programme is to alleviate the suffering of the refugee children by giving them the opportunity to stay in school. Please visit www.msri.org.my for further information.
Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM)
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people campaigning for human rights. AI’s work is built upon an international solidarity driven by 2.2 million members in over 150 countries to advocate and campaign on human rights violations all over the world. AI’s chapter in Malaysia was set up in 1999. Today we have over 1000 members, a youth network, and local groups in different parts of the country. AIM’s local campaigns include galvanising support for policing reforms, refugee and migrant rights, a moratorium on the death penalty, and the abolishment of restrictive laws. Abroad, AIM countries’ in focus are Burma, Indonesia and the USA. Find out more about AIM’s work at: www.aimalaysia.org/
HELP University College
HELP University College is Malaysia’s leading private tertiary education institution. It offers a wide range of programs covering business, law, management, economics, IT, social sciences and the humanities at undergraduate and graduate levels. Distinguished achievements by both faculty and students have earned HELP universal praise and enabled it to form partnerships with leading academies in the world. Its programs attract students from the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Find out more about HELP University College at: http://www.help.edu.my/
Kelab Seni Filem Malaysia (KSFM)
Kelab Seni Filem Malaysia was founded in 1974 by the late national Laureate Datuk Syed Alwi Syed Hassan. It screens a diverse range of international cinema and plays regular host to visiting filmmakers and film programmers. It also actively promotes the works of Malaysian independent filmmakers to film festivals and cultural organizations abroad. It also programs special events in partnership with the Alliance Francaise, Goethe-Institut Malaysia, embassies, NGOs and cultural agencies in Malaysia. For enquiries, please call 012 225 5136 or visit: http://kelabsenifilem.
Film Synopses
Slingshot Hip Hop
Director: Jackie Reem Salloum
Time: 83 minutes, English subtitles, Feature Film
Synopsis: Slingshot Hip Hop braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank and inside Israel as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty. From internal checkpoints and Separation Walls to gender norms and generational differences, this is the story of young people crossing the borders that separate them.
Encounter Point
Director: Ronit Avni
Time: 85 minutes, English subtitles, Feature film
Synopsis: When the world is losing hope about the possibility of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict comes Encounter Point. Encounter Point moves beyond sensational and dogmatic imagery to tell the story of an Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israel mother and a wounded Palestinian brother who risk their safety and public standing to press for an end to the conflict. They are at the vanguard of a movement to push Palestinian and Israeli societies to a tipping point, forging a new consensus for nonviolence and peace.
Reframe
Director: Jo Luping
Time: 50 minutes, English subtitles, Documentary
Synopsis: This feature documentary looks at the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the lens of international law. The film follows New Zealand human rights lawyer Dianne Luping as she works in the occupied Palestinian territories during 2001 and 2002. Along the way, the viewer is introduced to a number of Jewish and Palestinian peace activists working at a grass roots level, and a voice is given to those living at the front line.
Palestine Blues
Director: Nida Sinnokrot
Time: 72 minutes, English subtitles, Documentary
Synopsis: Palestine Blues tells the story of the confusion and desperation experienced by villagers; their daily victories and wrenching defeats. The documentary was shot over six months focusing on the farming village of Jayyous, bearing witness to the destruction of many of its homes, ancient olive groves and farming lands, which were destroyed by the bulldozers and weaponry of the Israeli army in its inexorable charge to raise the “security” wall across occupied Palestine.
Rana’s Wedding
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Time: 86 minutes, English subtitles, Feature film
Synopsis: When Rana is faced with an ultimatum – choose a husband from a list of eligible, respectable men or leave for Egypt – she goes searching for a lover of her own choosing. Moving across checkpoints to the West Bank, finding a wedding dress in a war zone, and settling family differences all in just ten hours, Rana finds…In Jerusalem, love has many roadblocks.
Private
Director: Saverio Costanzo
Time: 90 minutes, English subtitles, Feature film
Synopsis: Mohammad, his wife and their five children live in a large, isolated house located mid-way between a Palestinian village and an Israeli settlement. Viewed as a strategic lookout point, the house is forcefully taken over by Israeli soldiers, who confine Mohammad and his family to a few downstairs rooms in daytime and a single room at night. Against his wife’s wishes, Mohammad decides to keep the family together in the house until the soldiers move on, creating division among his kin and a precarious relationship with the soldiers.
The Syrian Bride
Director: Eran Riklis
Time: 97 minutes, English subtitles, Feature film
Synopsis: Mona’s wedding day may be the saddest of her life. Once she crosses the border into Syria, she will never be allowed back to her beloved family in the Druze village of Majdal Shams. Shot on location in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Syrian Bride is a powerful film about physical, mental and emotional borders and the courage it takes to cross them. Told with great humor and compassion, its story provides an emotionally stirring look at the human side of political conflict, focusing on the hopes and dreams of one family trapped in a no-man’s land between two nations.
Breaking the Silence: Israeli Soldiers Talk About Hebron
Time: 38 minutes, English subtitles, Documentary
Synopsis: Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran Israeli soldiers that collects testimonies of soldiers who served in the Occupied Territories during the Second Intifada. Soldiers who serve in the Territories are witness to, and participate in military actions which change them immensely. Cases of abuse towards Palestinians, looting, and destruction of property have been the norm for years, but are still excused as military necessities, or explained as extreme and unique cases. The testimonies portray a different and grim picture of questionable orders in many areas regarding Palestinian civilians.
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