Boston Palestine Film Festival 2009

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

 COMEDIAN MAYSOON ZAYID

Maysoon Zayid  is an actress and 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. 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 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.


 

 

 

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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