Boston Palestine Film Festival 2008 : The Olive Harvest

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The Olive Harvest

Hanna Elias 2003

Categories: Featured, Narrative Feature

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Run time: 89 min. | Palestine

Upon his release from an Israeli prison, older brother Mazen develops romantic feelings for his childhood friend, Raeda. However, Raeda is already engaged to Mazen's younger brother Taher. Each of them find themselves painfully torn between love and loyalty. Honorable Mention San Francisco International Film Festival and Special Jury Prize Cairo International Film Festival.

Hanna Elias was born in Jish, a village near Nazareth, Galilee. In 1991 he graduated with an MFA in film production from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He directed several short films, including "The Mountain" (1992). In 1997 he directed and produced the Israeli/Palestinian co-production of Children's Television Workshop of "Sesame Street". Then from 1998-1999, he worked for the United Nations on a series of promotional films on democracy and women rights in Palestine.

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