Palestine Blues
Screens: Sunday April 1st at 4:00 PM
DIRECTOR: Nida Sinnokrot bio
Producer: Andrew Mysko, Nida Sinnokrot, Athina Tsangari and Siobhan Walshe
Cinematographer: Nida Sinnokrot, Athina Tsangari and Jawad Metni
Genre: Documentary
Length: 80 min.
Country of Production: Palestine/USA
Year of Production: 2005
Languages: Arabic & English with English subtitles
Synopsis
Through the lens of Palestinian-American filmmaker Nida Sinnokrot, Palestine Blues follows the repercussions of Israel's security wall and settlement expansion throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Focusing on the village of Jayyous and its non-violent campaign against the wall, Sinnokrot documents the heroic victories and tragic defeats of this farming community's fight for survival. Both a road-trip film across a terrain that is being erased as it is being traversed and a unique portrait of Palestinian resistance, Palestine Blues offers a rare document of both a land and a people faced with extinction.
Awards & Nominations
Best Documentary, AMAL Euro-Arab International Film Festival
Best Feature Film, New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival
Best First Feature, DOCUSUR International Film Festival
Official Selection, Chicago Underground Film Festival
Official Selection, New York Underground Film Festival
Festivals
AMAL Euro-Arab International Film Festival
DOCUSUR International Film Festival
Chicago Underground Film Festival
New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival
New York Underground Film Festival