An image from the film 'Rough Cut,' which was screened as part of the 2009 New Orleans Middle East Film Festival.See many more films on Gaza, Palestine and Palestinians coming, including -- See Below...
Also read about how this New Orleans Middle East Film Festival becomes the first in the US to Join Cultural Boycott of Israel -- By Mike Scott [nola.com] 12 November 2009 -- Originally, the New Orleans Middle East Film Festival was to be held every two years because of the limited number of films available from countries in the region. That was the plan, anyway. READ more on New Orleans and the boycott movement at large here
Although poignant and compelling-looking films have already been shown: Look what's still to come...
Wednesday, November 18:
* 5:30 p.m. - CHRONICLES OF A REFUGEE: HOMELAND WITHOUT ID (PAPERS) (Palestine)*
* 7:30 TATIL KITABI (SUMMER BOOK) (Turkey)
* 9:30 p.m. - EGYPT WE ARE WATCHING YOU (Egypt)
Thursday, November 19:
* 5:30 p.m. - CHRONICLES OF A REFUGEE: IDENTITY WITHPUT A HOMELAND (Palestine), FILMAKER TO BE IN ATTENDANCE
* 7:30 p.m. - BUDDHA COLLAPSED OUT OF SHAME (Iran/Afghanistan)
* 9:30 p.m. - SHIRIN (Iran)
Friday, November 20:
* 5:30 p.m. - CHRONICLES OF A REFUGEE: TALK ABOUT A RETURN (Palestine), FILMAKER TO BE IN ATTENDANCE
* 7:30 p.m. - MOMMO (THE BOGEYMAN) (Anatolia/Turkey)
* 9:30 p.m. - THE SONG OF SPARROWS (Iran)
Saturday, November 21:
* 1:30 p.m. - SYRIA: CHESS MATCH AT THE BOARDERS
* 3:30 p.m. - CHRONICLES OF A REFUGEE: RETURN OF THE TALK (Palestine), FILMAKER TO BE IN ATTENDANCE
* 5:30 p.m. - CAIRO STATION (Egypt)
* 7:30 p.m. - GARBAGE DREAMS (Egypt)
* 9:30 p.m. - CITY OF BORDERS (Palestine/Israel)
Sunday, November 22:
* 3:30 p.m. - SALATA BALADI (EGYPTIAN SALAD) (Egypt)
* 5:30 p.m. - RECYCLE (Jordan)
* 7:30 p.m. - AMREEKA (Palestine)
* 9:30 p.m. - CLOSING RECEPTION/AWARDS
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