Boston Palestine Film Festival 2008

Edge of Hope documents a videographer in Ramallah who must negotiate the many obstacles of Israeli occupation in order to get news footage for Al Jazeera, thereby bringing Palestine’s daily struggles to the world. This means brushing up against armed Palestinian resistance fighters one day and Israeli soldiers the next. Edge of Hope, itself beautifully shot, is a documentary that elegantly depicts one man’s attempt to capture the absurdity of everyday life in the occupied West Bank. Jury Special Mention Award- Mostrari, Alicante, Spain Film Festival 2008, 3rd Prize- Les 7èmes Rencontres du Cinéma Européen- Vannes, France 2008, Chicago Palestine Film Festival 2008, Spirit Award- Brooklyn International Film Festival 2007, Katrin Cartlidge Foundation Award- Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006, Best Documentary Film- Filmschau Baden Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany.

Gerd Schneider(1974, Germany) studied Catholic Theology and Philosophy at Friedrich-Wilhelm-University in Bonn and at the University of Wien. From 1998 to 2000, Gerd completed several training courses in theatre and film (Schauspiel Bonn, Müller & Selig-Filmproduction, Columbia Tri-Star and others). Since 2000, he has studied Film & Media and Directing at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. "The Edge of Hope" is his graduation at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.