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Legendary activist Arna Mer Khamis married a Palestinian Arab and spent her life campaigning for justice and human rights in her homeland of Israel. She founded an alternative education system and opened a theatre group for Palestinian children where her son, Juliano Mer Khamis, was a director. The theater group struggled to continue after Arna died in 1995 and ultimately did not survive. 5 years after Arna’s death, Juliano returns to the camp to discover what happened to Arna’s children. Mer Khamis’s film juxtaposes the sweet-faced young boys with the militants and martyrs they become. Arna’s Children reveals the tragedy and horror of young lives trapped by the circumstances of occupation.
Running Time: | 84 min. |
Subject(s): | Arts and Culture, Children, Education, Ethnography, Human Rights, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle Eastern Studies, War |
Language(s): | Arabic, English, Hebrew |
Subtitles: | English |
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Producer(s): | Osnat Trabelsi, Pieter van Huystee |
Cinematographer: | Juliano Mer-Khamis, Hanna Abu Saada, Uri Steinmetz |
Editor(s): | Govert Janse, Obbe Verwer |
Production Company: | Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television, Trabelsi Productions |