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Middle Eastern Studies Films

Displaying 34 films

200 Meters

200 Meters

A Palestinian father trapped on the other side of the separation wall is trying to reach the hospital for his son.

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A Bottle in the Gaza Sea

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea

Tal is 17 years old. Naim is 20. She's Israeli. He's Palestinian. Only 60 miles separate them but how many bombings, check-points, sleepless nights and bloodstained days stand between them?

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A Tramway in Jerusalem

A Tramway in Jerusalem

On a tramway that connects several of Jerusalem's neighborhoods from East to West, a mosaic of people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds are brought together.

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Advocate

Advocate

Jewish attorney Lea Tsemel has made her career defending Palestinians in Israeli courts. For them, she's more than an attorney, she's an advocate.

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Alam

Alam

Tamer, a Palestinian teenager in Israel, leads a typical high school student’s life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa​​’ and her activism.

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An Afghan Love Story

An Afghan Love Story

After Wajma discovers she’s pregnant – the result of a tryst with the gregarious Mustafa – she and her family must face societal pressure in conservative Kabul, Afghanistan.

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An Israeli Love Story

An Israeli Love Story

A love story based on actual events and people set during the turbulent period of 1947 pre-state Israel.

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Arranged

Arranged

ARRANGED centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman, both being subjected to arranged marriages, in Brooklyn.

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Beautiful City

Beautiful City

In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference?

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Dancing in the Dust

Dancing in the Dust

The debut film from Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi, in a new 2K restoration.

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East Jerusalem West Jerusalem

East Jerusalem West Jerusalem

In Palestinian East Jerusalem, Singer-Songwriter David Broza records a new album with American, Palestinian and Israeli musicians in defiance of the Middle East's dark realities.

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For My Father

For My Father

A Palestinian man forced into a suicide mission, and a beautiful young Israeli woman, outcast from her orthodox family, fall in love during a desperate weekend in Tel Aviv.

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God's Slave

God's Slave

Inspired by true events, GOD'S SLAVE is the story of Ahmed and David, two extremist characters, one Islamic and the other Jewish, who cross their paths while being in the opposite side of the conflict...

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H2: The Occupation Lab

H2: The Occupation Lab

Segregated, highly surveilled, intensely guarded: H2 uncovers the ways in which a single neighborhood fuels the entire Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Hands of God

Hands of God

HANDS OF GOD is a portrait of resilience following the Iraqi National Boxing Team's historic attempt to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Harmonia

Harmonia

A contemporary variation of the biblical story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar, set in the classical music world.

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Honorable Men

Honorable Men

The unexpected rise to power and dramatic fall from grace of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is explored in this riveting documentary portrait.

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I Am Yours

I Am Yours

An unhappy single mother in Norway's Pakistani expatriate community begins to ignore her young son in favor of placating a Swedish filmmaker she thinks could change her life for the better.

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In Between

In Between

Three Palestinian women living together in Tel Aviv try to find a balance between the lives they aspire to lead and the restrictions of society.

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In Syria

In Syria

A tenacious mother in a Damascus apartment tries to keep her charges safe as rockets and thugs threaten violence in modern day Syria.

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Israel-Palestine Politics Collection

Israel-Palestine Politics Collection

What does it take to govern in one of the most contentious regions in the world? These three documentaries go in-depth to examine political leaders in both Israel and Palestine over the last 20 years....

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Israeli Occupation Collection

Israeli Occupation Collection

What does it mean to be a Palestinian living in Israel today? This collection asks that question and many more. Exploring the nuances of life under Israeli occupation, each film pays close attention t...

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Jaffa

Jaffa

A beautiful Israeli girl plans to elope with a Palestinian mechanic, but a shocking & sadistic turn of events will change their lives forever.

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Mayor

Mayor

Rich with observation and humor, this portrait of Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, portrays dignity amidst the chaos of occupation.

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Off White Lies

Off White Lies

A father and his daughter live through the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon.

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Room 514

Room 514

A beautiful, determined Israeli military investigator fights for justice when she interrogates ruthless young officers accused of brutalizing Arab civilians. Her only escape is a torrid affair with a ...

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Seven Minutes in Heaven

Seven Minutes in Heaven

Galia survives a suicide bombing on a bus and has a hard time remembering that day until someone sends her a necklace; a gift that sets her off on a journey to find the missing pieces of the puzzle fr...

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The President

The President

A brutal dictator comes face to face with the injustices committed by his regime when his country is taken over by revolutionists.

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Theeb

Theeb

In a remote corner of the Ottoman Empire, Theeb sets off on a treacherous desert journey after a British Army officer arrives looking for a guide.

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Traitors

Traitors

A musician agrees to smuggle a drug shipment for some quick cash, but when she meets her traveling companion, a captive drug mule, she vows to free her from enslavement to the dealers.

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Under The Fig Trees

Under The Fig Trees

In Tunisia, young women and men working the harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections.

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Viva Laldjerie

Viva Laldjerie

A deeply personal portrayal of three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundamentalism, self-determination and dependence.

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What If? Ehud Barak on War and Peace

What If? Ehud Barak on War and Peace

Twenty years after the failure of the Camp David summit, Ehud Barak looks back on his life and analyzes the Israeli reality with a critical eye.

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Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness

Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness

A young Iranian woman must beg for her life on a TV show after accidentally killing her husband.

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