Updated: October 2, 2008
COOPERATIVE ALUMNUS ASEEL MANSOUR DOCUMENTS
PALESTINIAN REFUGEE PLIGHT WITH ISM ACTIVISTS(October 1, 2008) Jordanian-Palestinian filmmaker Aseel Mansour, alumnus of the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative, joins forces with activists Perla Issa, Adam Shapiro from the International Solidarity Movement to produce a 6-part oral history series on the plight of Palestinian refugees. You can watch this series at CinemaEast in NY and other festivals.
Aseel Mansour who joined the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative in 2003 produced a number of short films such as Alert Guns, Nightmares of Reality (co-directed with Razan Khatib), Little Feet, and Pummolo (co-directed with Yahya Abdallah).
Photo: Aseel Mansour
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CHRONICLES OF A REFUGEE
Directed by Perla Issa, Adam Shapiro and Aseel Mansour - (USA, 2008, DigiBeta)
Note: The seriese will be hosted by CinemaEast and Co-sponsored by Alwan for the Arts and Adalah-NY (October 8 - November 12, 2008)
Chronicles of a Refugee is a 6-part documentary series looking at the global Palestinian refugee experience over the last 60 years. Filmed in over 15 countries, with more than 250 interviews of Palestinian refugees who have lived in over 25 countries, the series aims to provoke debate concerning strategy and asks: ‘What makes the most sense for a strategy to achieve Palestinian rights as part of a vibrant and viable Palestinian national movement? "
http://www.arteeast.org/pages/cinemaeast/series/Fall-2008/?section=program
ABOUT THE SERIES:
Chronicles of a Refugee Episode I - “The Nakba Dailies”
(USA, 2008, DigiBeta, 79min)Setting up the historical framework for the series, The Nakba Dailies recounts the events of 1947-48 in Palestine as experienced by those who lived them and explores how the Palestinian refugee issue was created.
Chronicles of a Refugee Episode II - “The Daily Nakbas”
(USA, 2008, 89 min, DigiBeta)The Daily Nakbas documents the repeated expulsions of Palestinians from various countries and refugee camps around the world since 1967 until today and explores their impact on a community under constant threat of being made refugees a second, third or fourth time.
Chronicles of a Refugee Episode III - “Homeland Without ID”
(USA, 2008, 79 min, DigiBeta)Homeland Without ID looks at official discrimination against Palestinians in both the Arab and Western contexts and details how host governments treat Palestinians not from a rights perspective, but primarily from a “security” perspective. More
Chronicles of a Refugee Episode IV - “Identity Without a Homeland”
(USA, 2008, 78 min, DigiBeta)Given sixty years of dispossession and refugee status, what does it mean to be Palestinian today? Grounded in the experiences of refugees themselves, this episode examines taboo subjects such as the role played by camps in contemporary society, the necessity (or lack thereof) of citizenship, and the impact of decisions made by those who will never be forced to live their consequences.
Chronicles of a Refugee Episode V - “The Talk of Return”
(USA, 2008, 78 min, DigiBeta)The Talk of Return looks at the issue of right of return in terms of what has been done to achieve it over the years. Through interviews and archival footage, the episode explores the work of the PLO and various civil society organizations in the past, while also looking at how refugees today are responding to the lack of institutional progress on the issue.
Chronicles of a Refugee Episode VI - “The Return of Talk”
(USA, 2008, 84 min, DigiBeta)The Return of Talk explores the relationship of leadership and representation among Palestinians, notably Palestinian refugees worldwide. Providing both historical context and debate over future strategy the film is a comprehensive look at the meaning of political leadership for a people facing exile, occupation and ongoing dispossession. Given the importance of the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, this episode is a timely documentation, combing grassroots, activist and elite perspectives on the history and strategy of the Palestinian national movement.
RELATED LINKS
Cooperative Filmmakers Profile: Aseel Mansour
http://AmmanFilmmakers.Alif.com/profile-mansour.htm# # #
