Voices of Palestine Film Series

Submitted by Ramah on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 3:52pm
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Date: 
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 6:30pm
Location : 
DC

Aisheen (Still Alive in Gaza)
Director: Nicolas Wadimoff / 85 minutes / 2010

View Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbdokBK_tGw&feature=related

Aisheen (Still Alive in Gaza) tells the story about the wait after the disaster. The wait for a better future inside the biggest prison in the world where planes still prowl around above the heads of its people, bombings don't stop, men and women roam around in the ruins and fishermen savor the only fish caught by their nets in this now forbidden sea. Amidst all of this pain, suffering, lack of resources and support, families struggle to pick up the pieces. From a family of farmers lamenting the past while gathering wood from the 56 olive trees that have been their livelihood for generations, a mother dressing the wounds of her son who dreams of becoming a martyr to an adolescent who is discretely mourning her mother.

This film is the second in the "Voices of Palestine" Summer 2010 Film Series. The annual film series is hosted jointly by The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development and The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University. Films begin promptly at 6:30 p.m.  All films are in English or have English subtitles. Attendance is free and open to the public.  No RSVP required.  Films are screened at The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. For more information, call The Jerusalem Fund at 202-338-1958 or email info@thejerusalemfund.org.