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#Schoolyard

#Schoolyard: An Untold Story about the anatomy of a 1982 war crime in Lebanon. A Powerful Expose bringing together witnesses, perpetrators and victims 40 years later.

Director: Nurit Kedar

Language: Arabic, English, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 70 min.

Year of production: 2021

Conflicts History Human Rights Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Military Politics War

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Innocence

Israel's military service is questioned through the experiences of young Israelis struggling with enlistment pressures. Innocence uncovers the personal cost of conforming, with lost lives and haunting diaries illustrating the impact of military duty on young souls.

Director: Guy Davidi

Language: Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 101 min.

Year of production: 2022

Conflicts Colonialism Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Military Politics Society War

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Ghost Hunting

Raed Andoni, director of "Fix ME", assembles an eclectic group of Palestinian ex-prisoners in order to rebuild the Israeli investigation center in which they were all imprisoned.

Director: Raed Andoni

Language: Arabic (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 93 min.

Year of production: 2017

Human Rights Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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Looted and Hidden – Palestinian Archives in Israel

Looted and Hidden delves into Palestinian archives taken by Israeli forces in the 20th century, especially Beirut '82. After a long fight for access to classified content and interviews with archive heads and Israeli troops, the film probes what's been altered or erased.

Director: Rona Sela

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 46 min.

Year of production: 2017

Conflicts Colonialism Current Affairs Ethnography History Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Military Personal Story Photography Politics War

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Promises

The most widely used educational media tool teaching the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a beautiful and deeply moving portrait of seven children on both sides of the divide

Director: Justine Shapiro | B.Z. Goldberg | Carlos Bolado

Language: Arabic, English, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 102 min.

Year of production: 2001

Children Conflicts Current Affairs Education Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Jewish Studies Middle Eastern Studies Personal Story Politics Society War Youth

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Fouad Elkoury by Fouad

Fouad Elkoury, a renowned Lebanese photographer since the 70s, captures Middle Eastern life amid war-torn Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A new documentary offers an intimate look at his work, showcasing an emotional odyssey through exile, war, and resilience.

Director: Kamy Pakdel

Language: French (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 55 min.

Year of production: 2023

Arts and Culture Conflicts Human Rights Middle Eastern Studies Personal Story Photography War

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Radio Propaganda (HaTizmoret)

An Arabic radio station in Israel becomes a front for covert operations, using propaganda and coded messages to wage psychological warfare and challenge the Arab world's rulers

Director: Ofer Pinchasov

Language: Arabic, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 82 min.

Year of production: 2023

Arts and Culture History Media Middle Eastern Studies

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The Inner Tour

The Inner Tour is a sightseeing tour of the State of Israel of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank. Tourists in their homeland. The windows of the bus serve as a two-way mirror at the Palestinian tourists, at Israeli society

Director: Ra’anan Alexandrowicz

Language: Arabic, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 98 min.

Year of production: 2001

Conflicts History Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Jewish Studies Middle Eastern Studies

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Women of Hammas

A rare insight into the inner workings of Hammas, from the perspective of some of the organisations most powerful female members.

Director: Suha Arraf

Language: Arabic (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 60 min.

Year of production: 2010

Conflicts Current Affairs Gender Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Military Women

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Ford Transit

Rajai, a Palestinian “service” taxi driver ferries his passengers between East Jerusalem and Ramallah. En route, he either gives you insight into the challenges faced by Palestinians under Israeli occupation or drives you crazy. Or both.

Director: Hany Abu-Assad

Language: Arabic (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 80/60 min.

Year of production: 2002

Conflicts Current Affairs Hybrid Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Law and Justice Middle Eastern Studies Politics Poverty Society

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Holy Fire

The Old City of Jerusalem is in the heart of the Middle East conflict. Measuring just a single square kilometer, people from three of the world's great religions rub shoulders in four distinct quarters, against the backdrop of some of the holiest sites in the world.

Director: Yoram Sabo

Language: English, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 50 min.

Year of production: 2008

Anthropology Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Politics Religion and Spirituality Society

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Budrus

It takes a village to unite the most divided people on earth. Budrus shines a light on people who choose nonviolence to confront a threat.

Director: Julia Bacha

Language: English, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 82 min.

Year of production: 2010

Activism Conflicts Education Family Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Personal Story Politics Society War Women

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No. 17

A search for the identity of an anonymous victim of a suicide bombing in 2002.

Director: David Ofek

Language: Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 76 min.

Year of production: 2004

Conflicts Current Affairs Investigative Journalism Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Law and Justice Middle Eastern Studies Society

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Life Sentences

An Arab man marries a Jewish woman and they live in quiet harmony within the Arab-Jewish community with their son and daughter. The family unit is broken when they discover that their Arab father is behind dozens of terror attacks.

Director: Nurit Kedar, Yaron Shani

Language: Arabic, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 96 min.

Year of production: 2013

Conflicts Family Human Rights Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Personal Story Religion and Spirituality Society

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Dimona Twist

Seven women arrive in Israel by ship in the 1950s and 1960s and are sent straight to Dimona, a town recently established in the desert.

Director: Michal Aviad

Language: Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 70 min.

Year of production: 2016

Biography History Immigration and Migration Women

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Jerusalem Cuts

One war, ten days, three stories: the Old City of Jerusalem, at the dawn of a new Middle East. For the Brits, it’s the shameful end of 30 years Mandate. For the Jews, it’s the birthday of their State. And for the Palestinians, it’s a catastrophe.

Director: Liran Atzmor

Language: Arabic, English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 52 min.

Year of production: 2008

Activism Conflicts Colonialism History Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Military Politics Religion and Spirituality Society War

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Leila Khaled Hijacker

Leila Khaled was the first woman in the world to hijack an aircraft, an American Boeing 707 in 1969. How did this Palestinian woman become one of the world's most famous terrorists?

Director: Lina Makboul

Language: Arabic, English, Swedish (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 58 min.

Year of production: 2005

Conflicts Genocide Holocaust Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Middle Eastern Studies Personal Story Society War Women Youth

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Luxuries

A critical look at the Israeli control of the flow of goods into Gaza , revealing the absurdity and cruelty of a policy that attempts to distinguish between necessity and luxury.

Director: David Ofek

Language: Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 54 min.

Year of production: 2011

Conflicts Current Affairs Health Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Jewish Studies Law and Justice Middle Eastern Studies Politics Poverty

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