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Screening will start at 4:00 AM US EDT; 6:00 PM Melbourne, Run Time 80 minutes, Arabic and English with English subtitles as applicable.
SYNOPSIS
Ghost-Town-The Hebron Story is a documentary about the historic relationship between the growth of the Jewish settlements in Hebron and the Palestinian families who have lived and worked there for generations. The main issue in the film is about the balance of power and civil rights in this city, a subject that has not been told in mainstream media.
It is narrated by Martin Sheen and includes an interview with Noam Chomsky. Filmed over 4 years it tells the stories of the Palestinian citizens of Hebron and their tensions with the Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers who claim their land.
Director’s Filmography
Closing the Open Door-The Fight for a College Education http://www.cinemaguild.com/
Closing the Open Door is in the Yip Harburg collection in the Donnell Branch of the New York Public Library, and is distributed by Third World Newsreel. The film was the centerpiece of the AAUP annual meeting in 2002. The film tells the story of the incredible strike of Black and Hispanic students to change the admission standards of the City University of New York-during the era of the civil rights movement.
Waiting for Mercy-The Case Against Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref
Waiting for Mercy tells the story of an FBI sting operation that took place in Albany, New York during the winter, spring and summer of 2004. Waiting For Mercy won Best Documentary at the Ballston Spa Film Festival, and was in the ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) Film Festival. It was on Link TV, Free Speech TV and has been seen many cable channels in the United States. It has a national distribution through Third World Newsreel. Mohammed Hossain and Yassin Aref were convicted of terrorism based on the testimony of a criminal informant-Mohammed Hossain was a naturalized US citizen from Bangladesh and Yassin Aref was a young Imam who had entered the US through the United Notions Refugee program.
We are Still Standing-The Stories of Women in Black
The film tells stories of the 20 years of constant struggle of the International movement of Women in Black. Brussels Film Festival, London Feminist Film festival. The film covers stories of Women in Black in Israel, Yugoslavia, Columbia, Seattle Washington and NYC, Women in Black was the largest grassroots Women’s organization with groups in 35 US states and almost all countries of the world.
Ghost Town-The Hebron Story
"Ghost Town: The Hebron Story" tells the stories of Palestinian families in Hebron, Palestine. Hebron is considered the most controversial city in the West Bank because it is the home of the Abrahami mosque-home of the tomb of Abraham and Sarah. Narrated by renowned actor Martin Sheen. ICCD Capital Region, Riverside Church NY, Al-Jazeera International
Documentary Film Festival, Cleveland Institute of Art and Cinematography, Sanctuary for Independent Media, Jewish-Palestine Film Festival.
No History of Violence
Tells the story of a federal case in which 10 young Somali boys were charged with terrorism. There was no history of violence and not one of the boys had a criminal history. The sting was organized by the FBI and the Justice Department. Rutgers Center for Law and Security, Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival.