Boston Palestine Film Festival 2008

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Bab Al-Shams: The Return
Featured/Narrative Feature
Adapted from Elias Khoury’s epic novel of the same name, this landmark film spans five decades, starting in the years just before the Nakba (or “Catastrophe”) when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were driven from their homes and land. Intricately structured, Bab al Shams weaves together the life stories of a collection of refugees with graceful yet haunting results. Critic Jenny Gheith calls it “a tour de force” and adds “Nasrallah not only succeeds in his large-scale recreations of demanding passages in Palestinian history, but he infuses intimate scenes with a nuanced tenderness.” Yousry Nasrallah was born to a Coptic-Christian family in Cairo. He graduated in economics and political science at Cairo University. He then worked as a film critic and directing assistant in Beirut from 1978 to 1982. He became an assistant to Youssef Chahine whose company, Misr International, would go on to produce his films. Nasrallah's films have dealt with themes of leftism, Islamic fundamentalism and expatriation.
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Digital Media Shorts from Voices Beyond Walls
Featured/Shorts Program
Creative media projects and video shorts (5-10 mins each) produced by Palestinian youth (ages 10 and up) living in refugee camps in the West Bank. Weaving together original stories, drama, photography and video these youth express their own perspectives on Palestinian history, culture and life under occupation, as well as their dreams and aspirations. This special program showcases selected work emerging from digital storytelling workshops conducted in 5-6 Palestinian refugee camps by Voices Beyond Walls in summer 2008.
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Opening Party 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009

OPENING NIGHT PARTY :: 7pm - 11pm :: Tickets $30

To Purchase tickets please go to: http://bostonpalestinefilmfest.org/news/


The Boston Palestine Film Festival is proud to kick off its third season with a Festival Opening Party featuring live performances by:

COMEDIAN MAYSOON ZAYID

Maysoon Zayid is an actress and professional standup comedian; the first comedian to perform standup live in Palestine. She has performed in Nazareth, Haifa, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Jerusalem. Maysoon spends 3 months a year in Palestine, where she runs art and wellness programs for disabled and wounded refugee children and orphans. Learn more about Maysoon's kids. Maysoon writes the biweekly column “The Palestinian American Princess’s Guide to NYC.” She is also Co-founder and Executive Producer of the New York Arab American Comedy.

POET & WRITER REMI KENAZI

Remi Kanazi is a Palestinian-American poet and writer based in New York City. He is the editor of the recently released collection of poetry, spoken word, hip hop, and art, Poets For Palestine.

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Live music, food, and exhibits:

Youth Visions of Jerusalem exhibit

Works by photographer Rania Matar

Palestinian painter Thaer Abdallah

Original creations by Palestinian jewelry designer Hiam Rouhana

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The Center for Arts at the Armory

191 Highland Avenue. Somerville, MA 02143




Posted: Oct. 12, 2009 at 12:46AM by Salma
Benefit Concert by Suheir Hammad & DAM :: April 5, 2009 @ Ryles Jazz Club
Please join the BPFF, Critical Breakdown and the Boston Palestine Education Project for a benefit for the Gaza Mental Health Foundation and the BPFF. There will be a great line up of performers featuring DAM from Palestine, and the Palestinian Poet Suheir Hammad! Also featuring: Re-Up, The Foundation, Natural Bliss and Blak Madeen.


WHEN: Sunday, April 5th, 2009
8:30pm - 11:30pm

WHERE: Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire St., Cambridge.

$25 suggested, $10 minimum. An all ages show.

Purchase Tickets!


http://www.gazamentalhealth.org/
http://www.suheirhammad.com/
http://www.dampalestine.com/
http://www.criticalbreakdown.org/
http://www.foundationhiphop.net/
Posted: Mar. 24, 2009 at 4:42PM by Blogger
Slingshot Hip Hop showing @ Kendall Cinema :: April 5, 2009
Back by popular demand: Slingshot Hip Hop

Sunday April 5th, 2009 at 4:30pm
Kendall Square Cinema
One Kendall Square, Cambridge

Director Jackie Salloum will be present. The Hip Hop group DAM from Palestine will also be present at the film. A short performance will follow the film and Q&A!!!

http://www.slingshothiphop.com/
http://www.jsalloum.org/

Posted: Mar. 23, 2009 at 3:42PM by Blogger
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