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DOCUMENTARY FILMS on DVD
Asian Studies:
A Baul… The Baul
IDASAA001 - €200
Directed by: Samim Akhtar Ansari
ETHNOGRAPHY|MUSIC|ANTHROPOLOGY|PHILOSOPHY HUMANITIES|SPIRITUAL
Bengali/English with English subtitles/ 120 min/ Color/ 2013
This documentary, A Baul the Baul, unfolds polygonal aspects of the mysterious and mystic life of
this religio-cultural sect deeply rooted in Bengal. The phenomenon of ever-increasing popularity of
the Baul music and its influence on modern music are unplugged and demystified here. This film
deals with their worldview, their music and their interaction with contemporary society. Various
practitioners of the Baul music and philosophy like Gour Khyapa, Purna Das Baul, Kanai Das Baul,
Brahmakhyapa (an urban Baul music band) and others uphold their understanding on this issue.
Moreover, dynamics of the relation between the music and the philosophy in Baul life are
discussed. Views and interviews of social scientist like Jane Rowan, research worker like Shaktinath
Jha, linguist like Pabitra Sarkar, member of a Bengali rock band (Cactus) like Siddhartha Sankar
Ray (or Sidhu), organizers of music festivals, and concerned people across the society have been
presented in a way which induces questions and answers on various myths attached to this sect.
To conclude, this is a trustworthy documentation to enter inside the enigmatic world of Bauls and
their music.
Children, Youth & Families:
CDYCCPC001 - €200
Stelios/Ypervasi
Directed by: Costas Cacoyiannis and Pambos Kouzalis
ART|HUMAN RIGHTS|MUSIC | SOCIETY
Greek with English subtitles/ 20 min/ Color/ 2007
A lesson of power and willingness for life, from the composer Stelios Pissis. Paralyzed in his bed for
years due to muscular dystrophy, Stelios can only move the fingers of his left hand. With the aid of
modern technology he composes and orchestrates. In this documentary, Stelios speaks about his
illness and the deeper meaning of life. Also featured is his mother Aglaia and the singer and
collaborator Maria-Elena. Awards: Music Award – Cyprus Short Film Festival, 1st Documentary Award
Drama – 31st Film Festival.
Cyprus Archaeology, History & Culture:
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CDSRSP001 - €160
Cyprus on the Silk Routes
Directed by: Stavros Papageorghiou
ANTHROPOLOGY| ARCHAEOLOGY| INDUSTRY| CULTURE| ETHNOGRAPHY|
AGRICULTURE| CYPRUS HISTORY
Greek with English, French and German subtitles/ 50 min/ Color/ 1997
This documentary film concerns the Cyprus silk industry, which has played an important role in the
economic life of the island throughout the centuries. Although silk appeared in Cyprus from the
Byzantine times, the period in which this material predominated in the "Silk Routes" is mainly from the
13th to the 15th century A.D. during the Lusignan Rule of the island. Cyprus was then developed
into the manufacturing and trade center of the silk industry in the eastern Mediterranean basin,
supplying with silk the Church in the West. Besides, one has to mention that the silk industry in Cyprus
survived as a cottage industry until the mid-20th century. The traditional methods of silk production
and weaving into precious textiles as well as their uses for the dowry household linen and costumes
are presented in this documentary film. Awards: Ministry of the Aegean Sea.
CDUMAX001 - €160
Unwitnessed Memories
Directed by: Athena Xenidou
HISTORY| CONFLICT &/OR WAR MEMORIES| SOCIOLOGY
Greek with English subtitles/ 60 min/ Color/ 2000
Eight people from the generation of the Cypriot Crisis, who were born after the war in 1974, recall
memories of places where they never lived and talk about their personal experiences, hopes, fears
and the life they dream of living. In UNWITNESSED MEMORIES, Athena Xenidou lets different
youngsters explain what it means to live among the remnants of war. As in Germany, Ireland, South
Africa and the Middle East, children in Cyprus grow up among monuments, memorial meetings and
other memories of wars that they have not themselves experienced. Costas, for example, explains
what it is like to be a child of one of the 1619 people who have been missing since the invasion of
Turkey in 1974. Others come from families who were forced to leave their house in that year and
have been unable to visit their birthplaces ever since. For the first time, eight youngsters talk about
their dreams, nightmares and desires with “reality bites” of their everyday lives. About a line of
division, entrenched in their country by military force in 1974 -- a line they dare not cross. Awards:
Gold Jury award for Best Documentary at Worldfest Houston, Best Documentary at the Film Festival
in Cyprus and was also an International Emmy Awards semi-finalist.
CDWBTK001 - €160
In the wake of the Barbarians
Directed by: Thomas Kallis
CYPRUS HISTORY| CULTURE| ARCHAEOLOGY
Greek with English subtitles / 25 min/ Color/ 2003
The destruction which the cultural heritage of Cyprus has suffered in the occupied areas is
complete. Archaeological sites wrecked. Churches destroyed wall paintings and mosaics in
fragments. In the 21st century, Cyprus is trying to save whatever is left of the archaeological treasures
which the occupying regime has sold at high prices in the markets of Europe and America.
Sketches of Cypriot Literary Figures
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Directed by: Stavros Papageorghiou
CULTURAL HERITAGE| CYPRUS HISTORY| GREEK LITERATURE
Greek with English subtitles/ 90 min/ Color/ 2000
This documentary, as the title reveals, has as its subject the relatively recent literature of Cyprus. It
covers the largest part of the period of the British Colonial Rule of the island, and more specifically
from the last decade of the 19th century up to World War Two. The literature of that period is
presented as a transition from previous eras to the eras of today, to show that the past and the
present are undoubtedly linked. Through images and sound, interviews and documents, the most
important writers are introduced. At the same time, the socioeconomic facts of the time are
presented, facts which marked the history and influenced – to a greater or lesser degree – the local
cultural movement and literary production. Part of this documentary is dedicated to writers who
lived and created outside Cyprus, in places like Egypt or Athens. In this way, another side of the
story of Cypriot literature comes to light: the relationships and the bonds between the center and
peripheral regions.
CDDMP001 - € 160
Divine Inspirations
Directed by: Mary Plant
SOCIETY│ ETHNOGRAPHY | HISTORY
Greek with English subtitles/ 26 min/ 2011
The documentary was inspired by the series of work Pantanassa, a collaboration between the artist
Mary Plant and artist/icon painter Evanthia Kouma. The series sets out to examine the various
epithets of the goddess Aphrodite and the Virgin Mary and to discover any connections. In the
documentary experts talk and highlight these concerns with an emphasis on the connections.
Human Rights & Global Issues:
IDBMK001 - €200
The Real Cost Behind the Mask
Directed By: Mohamed Kenawi
HUMAN RIGHTS| SOCIETY| ARTS
Arabic, Italian with English subtitles/ 29 min/ Color/ 2013
“Ali”, a young Tunisian came to Italy many years ago, hoping to find a better life. He bought special
clothes and a mask and became a living STATUE. He was able to face his new way of life behind
the mask. Passers-by were struck by his living statue but “Ali” felt humiliated, sad and alone. “Ali”,
the man with the mask ‘had found some work and a little money......but had “Ali” the man without
the mask found himself?’
Out of This World
SDOVN001 - €160
Directed By Viktor Nordenskiöld
HUMAN RIGHTS | CHILDREN SLAVERY
Urdu with English subtitles/ 10 min/ Color/ 2014
At home, Rizwan 12, hugs and plays with his siblings. At work, he is forced to a claustrophobic job in
an Industry that's key to our economy. Here at Pakistan’s second largest oil depot, children crawl
inside the dark interior of the diesel tanks – in spite of the extremely carcinogenic fumes. Out of This
World follows Rizwan down through the hatch of the oil tank – like a kid astronaut from a forsaken
universe.
Immigration & Border Studies:
Hope against Hopeless
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(CDHCPGA001) - €200
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Directed by: Constantinos Patsalides and George Avraam
IMMIGRATION| ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION| HUMAN RIGHTS| POLITICS
Greek, English, Turkish, Iraqi with English subtitles/ 43 min/ Color/ 2008
This documentary “Hope against Hopeless” deals with the causes that provoke the refugee ‘waves
and the trespass of Human Rights. It aims to shed light at the illegal movement of economical
immigrants and refugees from Syria into Turkey and later on into Cyprus. Shocking images of
immigrants at the borders of Syria and Iraq oscillate between hope and hopelessness. The political
position of Turkey, the position of the International Amnesty and the never ending struggle of people
thriving for a better quality of life are some of the major issues touched by this documentary. Awards:
2nd prize Union of Cyprus Journalists.
Jewish Studies:
IDSQPC001 - €200
Sho Qostak (What’s your Story) Part I
Directed By Pauline Carbonnier and Jamal Khalaile
HISTORY|CULTURE|ANTHROPOLOGY | PHILOSOPHY | HUMANITIES|SOCIETY
Hebrew-Arabic with English, French and Arabic subtitles/ 55 min/ Color/ 2012
Jamal, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, meets five young Israelis with different ideological perspectives.
Through conversations about different topics, they define their identity and express how they see
themselves, and how everyone finds the logic of their own narrative. Furthermore, they explore their
identities at a level deeper than the simplistic image of the Israeli as an executioner, and attempt
to find the person within the political persona. From this point their discussion moves to ways of
creating space for the "other" to exist -without delegitimizing their own existence. Eventually, the
focus shifts once more and rests on the ultimate question: How can we imagine/ picture a different
Israel? From this point onward the focus begins to shift more heavily towards the issue of fear, living
in fear and feeling trapped in it. As a result of the human instinct to survive and live well the need to
resolve these fears arises - not so much because of a shift in political views. The question of the hour
becomes one of allowing a place for "the other" without giving up your own existence.
LGBT Studies:
CDSDK001 -€160
Shushu
Directed by: Diomedes Koufteros
GENDER ISSUES| SEXUALITY| LGBT
Turkish, English with English, Greek, Portuguese subtitles/ 14 min/ Color/ 2007
“I like being a woman. Because I get more sexy.” At nights Ozkan changes. With wigs and glitter he
turns into Shushu, the renowned belly-dancing drag queen of Kyrenia. Ozkan also happens to be
gay and living openly without hiding his sexuality. The only one who appears not to know this is his
mother, with whom he lives. Based on interviews and performances, the documentary only
scratches the surface of sexuality and gender issues in Cyprus. Filmed by a Greek Cypriot and
featuring a Turkish Cypriot, it also raises wider questions of identity in a war-torn country. Awards:
Best Film, Shooting Reality Film Festival, UNDP – ACT. Nicosia
Media, Art & Culture:
The Heir of Liszt
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SDTNH001 - € 200
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Directed by: Natalie J. Halla
SOCIETY │ HUMAN RIGHTS│HISTORY
German/Spanish/Russian with English subtitles/ 60 min/ Color/ 2014
How does musical genius come about? The documentary THE HEIR OF LISZT tells about the unusual
life of the 11-year-old piano genius and composer Michael Andreas Häringer and sheds light on
some of the lesser known aspects of the biographies of his famous ancestors, Franz Liszt and Sophie
Menter.
CDFWPC001 - €200
The Fire within
Directed by: Petros Charalambous
ART & BIOGRAPHY
Greek with English subtitles/ 46 min/ Color/ 2011
The documentary begins with the fire that signals a new beginning for the well-known Cypriot
painter Andreas Charalambous. The painter’s workshop was a really priceless cultural treasure, with
paintings of unique value, theatrical machetes, and hand scripts, infrequent collection of books,
precious stones and photographs. Through his interviews and through the eyes of the persons who
experienced the destruction and were close to him, we get to know the person and artist Andreas
Charalambous. The documentary includes shots from his workshop before the fire, shots from a
retrospective exhibition of 35 years of work, slides from paintings, unedited material of fire from the
television stations with interviews, photographs of the burnt workshop and more. Andreas
Charalambous has dedicated himself to the art of Cyprus but also to the cultural and political
happenings of our country. This film is a small token of what we can offer as an indication of our
appreciation to the artist and what he represents.
CDCNISN001 - €160
Cementography
Directed by: Nicolas Iordanou and Sylvia Nicolaides
ARTS| CULTURE
Greek with English subtitles/ 28 min/ Color/ 2012
Cementography* is a documentary about an art form that carries a Cypriot identity. From the
sketched idea onto paper, to the making of the mould, to the celebration of a finished piece, this
documentary follows for over a year Costas Economou’s making of his latest works using
cementography. Introduced for the first time by the Cypriot artist Christoforos Savva and continued
by Costas Economou, this technique transformed its decorative elements into an exciting form of
art. * cementography is a term created by Costas Economou to describe this art form.
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The Masters of the Vase
EDTMK002 - €160
Directed by: Mohamed Kenawi
ART| ANTHROPOLOGY | CULTURE
Arabic with English subtitles/ 21 min/ Color/ 2013
We are in Upper Egypt. In the crafting of the vases the same traditions and techniques have been
used forever. Nothing has changed for thousands of years. Man as craftsman is the protagonist; his
effort and commitment passed down through centuries breathes life into the clay.
Middle East & Arab Studies:
Fragments of a lost Palestine
PDFNM001 - €200
Directed by: Norma Marcos
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES|HUMAN RIGHTS
Arabic/English/French with English & French subtitles/ 74 min/ Color/ 2012
Palestinian filmmaker Norma Marcos has a French passport, yet finds herself a citizen of nowhere.
Denied entry to Palestine by the Israel authorities, she is unable to visit her ailing mother, and spends
much of her time on the phone being given the runaround by civil servants. When she is finally
allowed home to visit, she is keen to show her friend Stefan how people try to live normal lives outside
of the occupation and that there is a vibrant side of Palestine that exists outside of grim reports of
violence and war. Marcos demonstrates that despite the inescapably tense political environment,
life goes on.
Waiting for Ben Gourion
PDWNM002 - €160
Directed by: Norma Marcos
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES|HUMAN RIGHTS
Arabic/English/French with English & French subtitles / 73 min/ Color/ 1999
Critic, filmmaker and journalist Norma Marcos was born in Palestine and, though she currently lives
in Paris, frequently returns to work in Palestine and its territories. During work on one particular
project, Marcos has travelled to Palestine to begin production when she was detained by Israel
authorities and jailed in Bethlehem. Never one to let a storytelling opportunity escape her, Marcos
used a mini-DV camera to capture her experience during the seven weeks she spent in Bethlehem
not being able to leave the town waiting for her case to be sorted out as the Israelis refused to let
her leave through Ben Gourion airport. Marcos worked the footage, including interviewing with an
occasional visitor, her seven-year-old niece Yara, into a short documentary called En Attendant
Ben Gurion (Waiting For Ben Gurion). The film blends Marco’s own review of Bethlehem during her
detainment with a child’s perspective on life in the Middle East.
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Multicultural Studies:
Separated
SDSNH004 - €200
Directed By Natalie J. Halla
SOCIETY|HUMAN RIGHTS |HISTORY
Arabic/Slovak/Spanish with English subtitles / 60 min/ Color/ 2012
In Slovakia, behind walls built to separate the Romani ethnicity from the “white” population, babies
are born in precarious conditions. In Palestine, a civilian population’s life passes in the shadow of a
concrete wall eleven meters high. Beyond that wall, family, land, and jobs are left behind. In
Western Sahara, in an attempt to create a safe zone, young women risk their lives removing
landmines from the 3,000-kilometer strip of sand wall that separates them from their land and
families. SEPARATED, through the voices of its protagonists, speaks of three peoples’ struggle to
survive. Their common destiny unites them: exclusion and oblivion. Awards: Belize International Film
Festival Special Mention of the Jury Best Documentary, Festivals Cinematografico Internacional de
Uruguay Special Mention of the Jury Best Film on Human Rights.
Religion, Theology & Ethics:
Murid
CDMYS001 - €200
Directed by: Yeliz Shukri
RELIGION|CULTURAL DIVERSITY|SOCIETY
English/ 52 min/ Color/ 2010
As a teenager, Chris abruptly abandoned his dream of becoming a fighter pilot of the US Navy to
join a colorful yet reclusive Sufi sect led by the mysterious Turkish-Cypriot Sheikh Nazim. He then
harbors a new dream of becoming an Islamic scholar. But the Sheikh has other, maybe grander,
plans for him. A decade and half later, Chris, now known as Alauddin, lives in Germany, happily
married to Fatima, the wife the Sheikh advised him to marry when he was 17, and working as a cook
in the Sheikh’s restaurant. But despite his apparently problem-free lifestyle, Alauddin has begun to
question whether the destiny alluded to by the Sheikh will ever materialize. He travels to Cyprus, the
Shiekh’s home and spiritual headquarters, to find out.
Science & Philosophy:
Entelechy
CDESP003 - €200
Directed by: Stavros Papageorghiou
ARCHAEO-ASTRONOMY| ANTHROPOLOGY| ARCHAELOGY| ASTRONOMY
Greek with English subtitles/ 60 min/ Color/ 2010
In 1992 Stavros Papageorghiou documented on camera Goris Gregoriades' research about the
alignment of three ancient temples in Cyprus with the sun at the solstices. Twenty years later the two
men take a journey into the past seeking out the truth behind the universal phenomenon of ancient
temples aligning with celestial bodies. During his initiation trip into religion and philosophy, Stavros
records how these three temples are linked through geodesy with the Delphi oracle and the
Parthenon in Greece, the Aphrodite temple in Aphrodisias,Turkey as well as with the Great Pyramid
in Egypt through the projection of the Orion constellation.
Adventure of the Soul
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Directed by: Stavros Papageorghiou
PHILOSOPHY| GREEK CLASSICAL STUDIES| MYTHOLOGY| PSYCHOLOGY
Without Narration/ 11 min/ Color/ 2012
“Adventure of the Soul‟ has its roots in the well-known Allegory of the Cave in which, the Greek
philosopher Plato describes how a prisoner freed from the cave of ignorance comes to understand
that the shadows projected on the wall have nothing to do with reality. Enlightened, he has to
persuade the other prisoners in the underground cave about what reality is. Even though this
particular myth is written twenty-four centuries ago, the strong and intense messages it conveys
affiliate with our present. The most astounding part is the direct relationship of the myth and its
messages with the power of cinema and television and the influence they have on modern society.
Immortals: At the Southern point of Europe
GDIYM001 – € 200
Directed by: Yiorgos Moustakis
PHILOSOPHY│ RELIGION │ HISTORY │ BIOGRAPHY
Greek/Russian with English subtitles/ 75 min/ Color/ 2012
In the Aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster and the "death" of the Soviet Union, a team of Russian
scientists seeks "immortality" on a tiny Greek island and in the philosophy of Pythagoras. Along with
a survivor of the disaster, the nuclear physicist Andrei, as their leader, they create a commune on
the island and establish there an esoteric school. The film presents the development of their ideas
and their adventurous relation with the local community, as it is now Greece's turn to sink inside its
own big crisis. A quest for certainties in an era of total uncertainty.
Gaelle
Social
Sciences:
SDGNH003 - €200
Directed by: Natalie J. Halla
SOCIAL|HUMAN INTEREST|HISTORY
Spanish with English subtitles/ 65 min/ Color/ 2011
A magnitude 7 earthquake shook Haiti on January 12, 2010, reducing the poorest country in
America to rubble. The earthquake took place close to the centre of Port-Au-Prince and cost the
life of over 316.000 people, being considered one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in history.
Immediately rescue teams from all over the world came to the island to search for the citizens
trapped below the rubble in a fight against the clock. A team of Spanish firefighters, accompanied
by the rescue dog “Turco” answered the international call for help and became the protagonists
of one of the most media rescue: two years old Redjeson, was found alife 48 hours after the
earthquake, becoming a symbol of hope. But their mission in Haiti changed their life forever… One
year after the tragedy, when the world seems to have forgotten about the little island, three Spanish
firefighters decide to return to search for Redjeson and try to get their wounds to heal. Awards: Best
Content Award, Cebu Int. Film Festival Philippines.
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Urban Studies & Environment:
In search of the Mouflon in Paphos Forest
CDPMLC002 - €160
Directed By Loukas Christophorou
WILDLIFE
Greek with English subtitles/ 43 min/ Color/ 2004
Follow us into the vast forest areas of Troodos and Paphos while exploring the wildlife and the shelter
of the beautiful and impressive mouflons. The mouflon is known to be a unique subspecies of sheepgoat worldwide and the largest native ground (χερσαίο) mammal that characterizes Cyprus fauna.
It was considered an endangered species and thus it is included in the International Union for
Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red list since 1978. However, since 1990 it is considered as
Vulnerable species and under protection by the CITES, the international treaty for the protection of
rare species. In this documentary, we explore mouflon’s ecology, their biology, nutrition, social
space, safety and preservation.
Gyps Fulvus (Griffon Vulture)
CDGVLC003 - €160
Directed by: Loukas Christophorou
WILDLIFE
English/ 30 min/ Color/ 2003
In Greek mythology Gyps Fulvus (Griffon Vulture) are the servants of the Gods, carrying out the souls
of the dead in the endless universe. It is easy to see why the Ancient Greeks linked these huge birds
to death since they are indeed the undertakers of countryside, feeding on dead bodies. Despite
their habits they have a majestic beauty. Historical records suggest that the Griffon Vulture, a largest
native bird, was once abundant on the island of Cyprus and could be found on all areas. However,
more recently, the combination of food shortage and poisoned baits have marked a decrease in
in their numbers. Thankfully, a small colony of Griffon Vulture numbering only about 15 birds survives
on the high cliffs of Episkopi Bay, within the British Base area. The environment department’s work
ensures that here at least the birds are safe.
At the Nest of Bonelli’s Eagle
CDBELC001 - €160
Directed by: Loukas Christophorou
WILDLIFE| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
English/ 38 min/ Color/ 2006
Bonelli’s Eagle is the only eagle which nests, albeit in small numbers, in the mountainous regions of
Cyprus. A symbol of great power and an imposing presence, it is the absolute master of Cyprus‟
skies. Bonelli’s Eagle is one of the rarest but most significant birds of the Cyprus avifauna; unfamiliar
to many, it lives and reproduces far from human eyes in remote and secluded regions. It is for this
reason that Bonelli’s Eagle requires protection by the state, being a species which is in real danger
of disappearing from the beautiful island of Cyprus. In this documentary we follow several stages of
the life of an eagle in the boundless Cyprus forests.
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Women’s Studies & Men’s Studies:
Drug mothers (Madres De La Droga)
SDDNH002 - € 200
Directed by: Natalie J. Halla
SOCIETY│ HUMAN INTEREST
Spanish with English subtitles/ 60 min/ Color/ 2010
They reach great lengths to support their families. They carry their babies on their backs while they
pick coke leaves and step on the lethal mass barefoot, to then extract the cocaine base paste. By
trying to avoid prostitution, others search within drugs micro-commerce for work. And some try to
change their destiny by taking the white poison from South America to the countries of highest
consumption. They don’t feel guilty about the damage they are causing. They ignore the fact that
they form part of a game where there are very little winners and where many lose everything. Our
moral standards don’t apply to them. With the crime they’re committing they want to buy a better
future for their children and many times suffer the consequences alone, forgotten by their
surroundings and partners. They are drug mothers.
The Threshold of the Desert
MDTRA001 -€ 200
Directed by: Ramon Vila Alberich
SOCIAL│ HUMAN INTEREST | HISTORY
French/English with English, French, Spanish subtitles/ 18 min/ 2012
Aziz Najat is part of the very limited 15% of women who are economically active population in rural
areas of Morocco. She has crossed the threshold of her house, has gone out to work to generate
resources and streamline her environment. Her daily struggle for autonomy is an act of selfempowerment within a traditional Islamic Society that predominantly confines women roles and
activities to the domestic sphere. Najat and other women are facing with dignity, effort and the
collaboration of several international organizations, their difficult social and geographical
environment, defying with new proposals the desert and some of their traditions.
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Shashat Organization
Supporting Women Filmmakers from Palestine
It looks pretty…but!
SHA-ID007 - €100
Directed by: Rana Mattar
Environment│Gaza│Siege│The Occupation│Laws│Political
Palestine│6 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2013
The film explores the secret of this magically beautiful image and its distorted and polluted
details. Gaza’s sea is the unsafe sanctuary and the only outlet and meeting place for Gazans.
It holds the story and history of Gazans…of departures, borders, agreements, and occupation.
The sea is the source of livelihood, love, happiness, joy and hope, but in spite of all that the sea
gives, we have made it a dump for garbage and sewage and our polluted thoughts, and so
the sea is besieged by all these details.
“My Children… My Love”
SHA-MD006 - €100
Directed by: Fadya SalahAl-Deen
Physically Challenged│Women’s Rights│Youth│Laws│Social Values│Social
Palestine│8 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2013
Rudaina Abu Jarad is the mother of four children (two girls and two boys). She faced strong
objection from her family and community when she decided to have a child, claiming that
she doesn’t have the right to become pregnant because of her condition. She affirmed her
right to become a mother, in spite of fear, worry and internal doubts throughout her
pregnancy, as she awaited the new born baby. TRAILER
Hush!
SHA-HSF002 - €100
Directed by: Zeina Ramadan
Women’s Rights│Social Values│Marriage│Education│Young Women│Social
Palestine│8 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2013
Lamia is a girl facing social pressures to be a "perfect girl," which translates into marriage,
children, and silence…as if there are no other options for a girl. Anything other than that will
lead to scandal and dishonor. The constant criticism of everything she does added to the
constant scrutiny in a male dominant society makes things even worse for a girl whose only
wish is to have a small quiet room of her own where hope exists. TRAILER
Countryside in Black
SHA-CD005 - €100
Directed by: Fida’ Nasr
Employment│Environment│West Bank│The Occupation│Youth│Political
Palestine│7 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2013
In the countryside of Dura-Hebron, scrap is burnt in order to extract the metal. The smoke
produced by the burning covers the countryside and results in environmental pollution. This
pollution spreads like the illnesses it causes to the inhabitants in the absence of any action by
the authorities. Abdullah and Jalal and others like them spread the black smoke in order to
make a living. TRAILER
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This is the Law!
SHA-TD011 - €100
Directed by: Fadya Salah Al-Deen
Laws│Women’s Rights│Social Values│Males│Employment│Social
Palestine│17 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2012
An outdated law…A law that is older than us…An unjust law which is adverse to women…A
law that must be revised in order to address the needs of contemporary life…This is how many
Palestinian women perceive Personal Status Law. Kholoud Al-Faqeeh is the first woman judge
in Palestinian religious courts. TRAILER
If they Take it!
SHA-ID012 - €100
Directed by: Liali Kilani
The Occupation│West Bank│Women’s Rights│Environment│Violence│Political
Palestine│14 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2012
There are different forms of resistance. For Um Ayman, resistance is to stay in her home and
take care of it. This woman and her family’s life has been turned into a hell, full of fear and
terror, as settlers have ferociously attacked her land, home and orchards. Her overwhelming
concern is to protect her home, “If they take my house they would take the whole mountain
because it is the last house remaining on the mountain.” TRAILER
Cut!
SHA-CD013 - €100
Directed by: Athar Al-Jadili
Gaza│Siege│environment│The Occupation│Laws│Political
Palestine│6 min│ language/subs │2012
Electricity - Gaza’s much awaited visitor. When it is 10 p.m. the neighborhood splits into two one is ready to welcome this visitor after an eight-hour absence, and the other is rushing
against time to bid adieu to it. It is a visitor never forgotten as it affects all aspects of life
impacting people emotionally that yearn for its rays of light. TRAILER
Noise!
SHA-ND014 - €100
Directed by: Alaa Desoki
Gaza│Siege│Environment│The Occupation│Laws│Political
Palestine│7 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2012
Sound is a blessing as we hear what surrounds us –birds chirping, leaves rustling, waves
dancing…but we in Gaza wake-up to generators, funerals, ambulances, shelling,
merchants…Noise is the legitimate negative offspring of our situation which makes people
violent and aggressive, unable to communicate with each other resulting in our alienation
from one another. TRAILER
SHA-SD015 - €100
Separation
Directed by: Areej Abu Eid
Divorce│Violence│Women’s Rights│Laws│Marriage│Social
Palestine│9 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2012
The two partners in a marriage are responsible for its success or failure. Differences and lack of
prior knowledge of each other may lead to divorce and physical and emotional violence
against women by the man or his family. A woman may wonder how to live after divorce.
“Amal” shares with us her life struggle and the impact of her divorce on herself and her
children. TRAILER
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Little Feet
SHA-LD016 - €100
Directed by: Enass Ayish
Physically Challenged│Marriage│Social Values│Gaza│Employment│Social
Palestine│9 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2012
“Alaa” dreams of the same normal life as everyone else. Although people mock him for his
short stature because he is a ‘midget’ his happiness springs from painting smiles on children’s
faces. His wife doesn’t understand people’s curiosity about her marriage to him. TRAILER
Black and White
SHA-BD017 - €100
Directed by: Rana Mattar
Women’s Rights│Social Values│Gaza│Laws│Young Women│Political
Palestine│9 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2012
A search in memory – photographs and personalities, elegance and grace, competitions and
championships, trophies and awards. Some women in Gaza have given up on being women
athletes, others see themselves as a continuation of the will to overcome hardships and continue
their race towards their goal in spite of the stop sirens of society which threaten their journey. TRAILER
Out of Frame
SHA-OD018 - €100
Directed by: Reham Al-Ghazali
Women’s Rights│Young Women│Gaza│Siege│The Occupation│Social
Palestine│12 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2012
Ibaa and Rihaf are two Gazan young women who grew-up dreaming of a society in which
they can be part of its hopes and aspirations. But the two of them clash head-on with a reality
harder and crueler than they had imagined and end up feeling ‘outside the frame. TRAILER
The Fig & the Olive
SHA-FD020 - €100
Directed by: Georgina Asfour
Women’s Rights│The Occupation│Jerusalem│Violence│Laws│Political
Palestine│ min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
When we hear the stories of our grandparents, the topics get mixed together - imagination,
reality, love, politics, struggle and dreams. Sometimes reality is more incredulous than the
imagination, and the dream becomes a way to survive. The Fig and the Olive is the story of a
woman and a house in Jerusalem. TRAILER
Acrid & Honey
SHA-AD021 - €100
Directed by: Lana Hijazi
Marriage│Women’s Rights│Youth│Gaza│Social Values│Social
Palestine│9 min│ language/subs │2011
Two women – Nisreen, the mother of quintuplets, who faces daily the hassles and burdens of
motherhood, and the second is Maissoun who is awaiting her first child. The film captures the
happy and sad moments of motherhood. TRAILER
Madleen
SHA-MD023 - €100
Directed by: Reham Al-Ghazali
Young Women│Employment│Gaza│Siege│The Occupation│Political
Palestine│6 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
Madleen Klab, is the first girl fisher-woman in Gaza, with a special relationship to the sea.
Difficult conditions forced her to go to sea in order to support her family.
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Portrait
SHA-PD024 - €100
Directed by: Rana Mattar
Young Women│Gaza│Siege│Women’s Rights│Art│Social
Palestine│6 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
Rasha Abu Zayed is a Palestinian Gazan woman artist, and the film explores her relationship
with her paintings and with color as well as her relationship with the architecture of the “Old
City” of Gaza.
.com
SHA-CD025 - €100
Directed by: Fatema Bani Odeh
Young Women│Gaza│The Occupation│Education│Social Values│Political
Palestine│7 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
“We were fighting the occupation and now we are fighting each other. Fear of the
occupation was implanted inside us, and then we began to fear one another...youth got fedup and wanted to escape their reality
Sardine & Pepper
SHA-SD026 - €100
Directed by: Athar Al-Jadili
Young Women│Gaza│Siege│The Occupation│Jerusalem│Political
Palestine│6 min│Arabici with English Subtitles│2011
The film explores Gaza’s relationship with sardines and pepper, and how this relation
intertwines with and expresses how it feels to live in Gaza.
Step & a Half
SHA-SD027 - €100
Directed by: Enass Ayish
Young Women│Gaza│Siege│The Occupation│Education│Political
Palestine│6 min│ language/subs │2011
On a day trip to discover the city of Khan Younis, Enass tries to break psychological barriers…
those imposed by the military occupation and the restrictions of Gaza society.
Kamkameh
SHA-KD028 - €100
Directed by: Eslam Elayan & Areej Abu Eid
Siege│Gaza│The Occupation│Social Values│Violence│Political
Palestine│6 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
The culture of Gaza became a culture of hiding both personally and socially….masks and
sticks, the darkness of day, above the sky and under the ground.
Rush
SHA-RD040 - €100
Directed by: Raghda Itma
Young Women│Employment│Education│West Bank│Women’s Rights│Social
Palestine│3 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2010
“My life is rush, rush all the time, from home to university to work as a radio news announcer, to
my next work as a videographer, for summer is wedding season. This all happens in one day
without me remembering to relax and enjoy the summer like other girls my age.”
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Nileeni ya Sabr
SHA-ND042 - €100
Directed by: Salam Kanaan
Young Women│Employment│West Bank│Education│Environment│Social
Palestine│5 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2010
Salam is a journalism student. Her graduation project is a video feature story about the
delicious cactus (sabr) fruit for which Nileen is famous. Salam doesn’t anticipate the problems
she will run into while filming the picking and cleaning of the cactus fruit.
The Groom’s Mother
SHA-GD044 - €100
Directed by: Raya Orouq
Marriage│West Bank│Employment│Environment│Social Values│Social
Palestine│5 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2010
Um Adnan is the groom’s mother; she works in the field in the mornings and evenings, and at
the same time prepares for her son’s wedding by making yogurt and ‘henna’ for the women’s
party at night. Summer, with its abundant income, is the wedding season for farmers.
The Decision
SHA-DD045 - €100
Directed by: Liali Kilani, Anna Persson, Dara Khader & Ina Holmqvist
Young Women│Education│West Bank│Women’s Rights│Social Values│Social
Palestine│13 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2010
“I want my dream to come true, I want to start a new life. I have been waiting for this chance
for a long time and now, it has almost come true. But what about my family, friends, my
grandmother, and the people around!! It’s a hard decision!”
A Dance in the Shadow
SHA-DD046 - €100
Directed by: Amani Sarahna & Ahang Bashi
Physically Challenged│West Bank│Art│Women’s Rights│Laws│Social
Palestine│6 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2010
Amani suffers from a disease, but she has her own way of healing from within. This is a poetic
film about finding light in the darkness
The Sister and her Brother
SHA-SD010 - €100
Directed by: Omaima Hamouri & Michael Krotkiewski
Love│Women’s Rights│Young Women│Jerusalem│Social Values│Social
Palestine│8 min│ language/subs │2010
In Jerusalem, the close-knit Hamouri family shares an intimate family discussion as 22 year old
Omaima attempts to discuss with her brother difficult subjects. The whole family becomes
engaged.
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Remains
SHA-RD047 - €100
Directed by: Omaima Hamouri, Anna Persson, Ina Holmqvist, Michael
Krotkiewsk & Liali Kilani
Employment│The Occupation│Violence│Males│West Bank│Political
Palestine│4 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2010
The Asakirah brothers tell of how their life-long dream turned into a garbage dump after six
years of unemployment is a heart wrenching testimony of the tremendous suffering of the
Palestinian people during the Intifada.
Golden Pomegranate Seeds
SHA-GD008 - €100
Directed by: Ghada Terawi
Sexual Abuse│Sexual Harassment│Women’s Rights│Laws│Art│Social
Palestine│14 min│ Arabic with English Subtitles │2009
“Golden Pomegranate Seeds” is a Palestinian fairy tale about a girl who faced hardships in
life. She bore her hardships patiently and silently for years, and was rewarded for her patience
and lived happily ever after. Real women in Palestine who lived in fear and suffering and then
broke their silence, how will their stories end? TRAILER
Far From Loneliness
SHA-FD048 - €100
Directed by: Sawsan Qaoud
Women’s Rights│Employment│The Occupation│West Bank│Jerusalem│Political
Palestine│15 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
The hard life of three farming women – Khadra, Na`ima and Sa`diyyah – a life joined by the
common fate of working hard on the land, their companion and confidant, where they bury
their oppression and loneliness in the exhaustion and fatigue they endure in order to make a
living from it.
Samia
SHA-SD049 - €100
Directed by: Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
The Occupation│Jerusalem│Women’s Rights│Violence│Marriage│Political
Palestine│15 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
Samia, 71, is still feisty, active and committed. She takes us on a journey in Jerusalem and
Jericho as she travels the path of a life marked by her struggle for the right of girls to education
and the right of Palestinians to live in Jerusalem. Samia has lived through wars, Intifadas and
times of unrest and has negotiated power with members of her society and with the Israeli
occupation. Yet, she has a place in her heart for the tender memories of love.
First Love
SHA-FD050 - €100
Directed by: Dima Abu Ghosh
Young Women│Marriage│Women’s Rights│Social Values│West Bank│Social
Palestine│13 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
“Trust is very important. Parents, who trust, advise and communicate with their children, help them to avoid
making mistakes. But parents who are strict and think everything is forbidden and taboo don’t help their
children to level with them. Girls will hide things and make mistakes, and ask their teenage peers, who may
lead them astray. Parents who are open help and communicate with their children help them to avoid
mistakes.
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We Live in a Caravan
SHA-LD052 - €100
Directed by: Zainab Al-Tibi
Youth│Jerusalem│The Occupation│Violence│Laws│Political
Palestine│7 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
Through the eyes of a young girl, we see the everyday life of a Palestinian Jerusalemite family
who lives now in a caravan, as a result of the confiscation of their home by the Israeli Authorities
due to lack of a building permit.
Jerusalem in Colors
SHA-JD055 - €100
Directed by: Najah Musallam
Jerusalem│West Bank│Art│The Occupation│Siege│Political
Palestine│8 min│ language/subs │2009
Nabil Anani is a Palestinian artist who is allowed to enter Jerusalem because of his older age,
but he refuses to visit the city while it is occupied. So, he brings Jerusalem to him through a
painting full of his old memories of the city. TRAILER
On The Ground
SHA-OD057 - €100
Directed by: Omaima Hamouri
Jesrusalem│The Occuaption│Violence│Young Women│Siege│Political
Palestine│3 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
Through a personal voice-over, Omaima tells of Israel's major plan to Judaize Jerusalem
expressing an overwhelmingly painful reality - from the Apartheid Wall, to the railway
connecting Israeli settlements with Jerusalem, and the demolition of Palestinians homes.
TRAILER
Jerusalem…A Dream not yet Realized
SHA-JD058 - €100
Directed by: Salam Kanaan
Young Women│Jerusalem│The Occupation│Violence│Siege│Political
Palestine│3 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
Salam Kanaan is an 18-year-old Palestinian girl who has dreamed her whole life of going to
Jerusalem. She has repeatedly attempted to enter the city, but has been unsuccessful. Now,
hours, days, and years have passed without her seeing Jerusalem. For Salam, Jerusalem is a
dream not yet realized… TRAILER
Bread
SHA-BD059 - €100
Directed by: Raghda Itma
Employment│West Bank│Social
Palestine│3 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
At dawn bakers throughout Palestine prepare to bake the daily bread. TRAILER
From my Goats
SHA-FD060 - €100
Directed by: Dara Khader
Employment│West Bank│Environment│Social
Palestine│3 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
The film is about milking the goats, then selling the milk to make a living. TRAILER
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Jerusalem Wakes-up
SHA-JD061 - €100
Directed by: Omaima Hamouri
Jerusalem│The Occupation│Siege│Political
Palestine│3 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
When the stores of Jerusalem open, when its alleys are crowded with people, when its colors
change to yellow, green, blue and all the colors you can imagine…This is when Jerusalem
wakes-up.
Hisbet Baladna
SHA-HD062 - €100
Directed by: Najah Musallam
Employment│West Bank│Environment│Social
Palestine│3 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
Vegetable and fruit sellers compete for the prey, the hungry buyer.
Hebron and Clay
SHA-HD063 - €100
Directed by: Amani Sarahna
Employment│West Bank│Environment│Social
Palestine│4 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
Every morning, Hebron wakes up to make for itself a new color of clay.
Sweet Carob
SHA-SD064 - €100
Directed by: Liali Kilani
Employment│West Bank│Environment│Social
Palestine│4 min│Arabic With English Subtitles│2009
It is hard to imagine the market of Nablus without the call for “Sweet Carob”. TRAILER
Ni’lin in my Heart
SHA-ND065 - €100
Directed by: Salam Kanaan
The Occupation│Violence│West Bank│Siege│Males│Political
Palestine│8 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
This is the life of Ni’lin’s villagers every Friday after the building the Separation
Wall…Resistance, steadfastness, and holding on to the land.
Palestine’s Heritage
SHA-PD066 - €100
Directed by: Zainab Al-Tibi
Employment│Social
Palestine│3 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
Heritage has given Palestine its character and identity. This is what we see in a store in
Ramallah.
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Making of…
SHA-MD072 - €100
Directed by: Betty Schiel Mohammad Samy Alwan
Young Women│Women’s Rights│Social Values│West Bank│Males│Social
Palestine│6 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2008
The film contains behind-the-scenes footage of the production of At the Mall capturing many
a difficult moment as well as the fun and joy of the Making of.
Short Fiction:
N.G/Kooz
SHA-NSF004 - €100
Directed by: Reham Al-Ghazali
Employment│Males│Gaza│Siege│Youth│Political
Palestine│6 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2013
Hamza is like many other youth of his age; he graduated from university and began his long
journey searching for a full-time job, which can provide him with a decent living. After 5 years
of looking he could only find work in the NGO sector which exploit youth in short-term 2-month
contracts at low pay. This entire struggle created in Hamza a strange relationship with paper his resume and university degree – the sources of his disappointment. TRAILER
Engagement Ring
SHA-ESF009 - €100
Directed by: Taghreed Al-Azza
Marriage│Divorce│Young Women│Social Values│Males│Social
Palestine│13 min│ Arabic with English Subtitles │2012
A drama exploring the period of engagement which precedes marriage - a most critical
period for both genders, as it offers them the opportunity to know and discover each other
while they ready themselves for the life-long journey ahead. Due to a complicated social
culture legal betrothal also takes place at that time. The fear of being considered a divorcee,
if the girl breaks the engagement, becomes a major obstacle. TRAILER
White Dress
SHA-WSF001 - €100
Directed by: Omaima Hamouri
Early Marriage│Arranged Marriage│Youth │Love│Social Values│Social
Palestine│9 min│Arabic with English subtitles │2012
When love becomes conditional...As a result of indirect pressure from everyone around her,
Rand, a twelve-year old girl, finds herself trying to figure out how to receive love. Rand reaches
the conclusion that her father and everyone else around her prefer and love only married
women…so she decides that at such a young age she wants to become a married woman.
TRAILER
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5 Cups & A Cup
SHA-5SF019 - €100
Directed by: Laila Abbas
Laws│Women’s Rights│West Bank│Marriage│Divorce│Social
Palestine│10 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
In an atmosphere filled with coffee, tension and snide remarks, a group of Palestinian feminists
expose their personal and professional agendas regarding changing Palestinian Personal
Status Laws. What will be left on their agenda to discuss with the Palestinian President that
same day? TRAILER
It’s a Tough Life!
SHA-TSF022 - €100
Directed by: Dara Khader
Young Women│Employment│Women’s Rights│West Bank│Education│Social
Palestine│10 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
Some values are so ingrained that it is difficult to discuss or question them. Two girls, in their
early-twenties, are faced with the irony of life as they race against time in order to earn what
seems like a small amount of money, but which is sufficient to solve a temporary problem. But
inevitably they run head-on into these gender values. TRAILER
Restriction
SHA-RSF030 - €100
Directed by: Taghreed Al-Azza
Youth│Women’s Rights│Art│Education│West Bank│Social
Palestine│6 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
A thirteen year-old girl dreams of becoming a ballet dancer, but she faces difficulties which
prevent her from achieving her dream.
Fruity Dreams
SHA-FSF029 - €100
Directed by: Laila Abbas
Youth│The Occupation│West Bank│Marriage│Males│Political
Palestine│5 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
A Palestinian family is shopping at a super market; the little girl chooses an Israeli ice cream. A
small ordinary discussion over the Israeli product ends up as a larger political, yet amusing,
dispute with more shoppers involved.
Forgotten Flowers
SHA-FSF031 - €100
Directed by: Raya Orouq
Early Marriage│Young Women│Women’s Rights│Education│Social Values│Social
Palestine│5 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
Some teenagers think marriage means the wedding gown, flowers, gold ring, and forget or try
to forget the responsibility which comes with becoming a woman.
A Date
SHA-DSF032 - €100
Directed by: Omaima Hamouri
Young Women│Marriage│Divorce│West Bank│Social Values│Social
Palestine│5 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
Imagination is imagination and reality is reality, but that’s not what Reem thinks who takes us
on a journey in her fertile imagination. Sometimes she is classically romantic with her boyfriend
Sameer, and other times her mood is reversed.
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Birth
SHA-BSF034 - €100
Directed by: Dima Abu Ghosh
Youth│Marriage│West Bank│The Occupation│Art│Social
Palestine│ 9 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
In a Palestinian village in the seventies, lives Farah a 7-year old with her mother, Sara. The father
is absent. Farah has to overcome her fear of the darkness, in order to go out at night to get
help for her mother who is about to give birth.
Echo of Silence
SHA-ESF033 - €100
Directed by: Wafa Nassar
Sexual Abuse│Sexual Harassment│Violence│Young Women│Laws│Social
Palestine│7 min│Arabic│2011
A boy lives in a violent domestic environment... He sees, hears and is affected by all this...Then
he is forced to confront his reality.
The First was the Last
SHA-FSF035 - €100
Directed by: Salam Kanaan
Young Women│Marriage│West Bank│Social Values│Males│Social
Palestine │4 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
Rami and Nour fall in love on the Messenger before they meet…will their love end up in failure?
Just Forbidden
SHA-JSF036 - €100
Directed by: Fadya Salah Al-Deen
Young Women│Social Values│West Bank│Women’s Rights│Education│Social
Palestine│5 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
A 12 year-old girl`s transition from childhood to adolescence, which results in conflict with her
parents during this dramatic change in her life and even appearance.
On Air
SHA-0SF037 - €100
Directed by: Ghada Terawi
The Occupation│West Bank│Jerusalem│Violence│Siege│Political
Palestine│6 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2011
What could it be like if suddenly the Palestinian-Israeli conflict ends, what if we get a
democratic, barriers-free state, where all are equal, simply a country (Palestine-Israel) of its
inhabitants. In this film we see events in a past that did not happen yet.
A Shekel a Ride
SHA-SSF038 - €100
Directed by: Ammera Rjoub
Employment│West Bank│Environment│Social Values│Laws│Social
Palestine│5 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2010
The conflict between the past and the present still exists and we constantly hear about “the
good old days.” But when traditional ways that have been used in the past are resorted to,
we are attacked and become a subject of amusement, although these ways were perfectly
functional and effective in the past.
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Girls And The Sea
SHA-GSF039 - €100
Directed by: Taghreed Al-Azza
Young Women│The Occupation│Social Values│West Bank│Women’s Rights│Political
Palestine│7 min│ Arabic with English Subtitles │2010
Three young Palestinian girls want to go to the beach after one of them wins a prize to stay at
a hotel by the sea. They plan their trip with great enthusiasm. But they have to overcome their
parents and the occupation before they can manage to make their dream come true.
Shadow
SHA-SSF041 - €100
Directed by: Fadya Salah Al-Deen
Young Women│West Bank│Environment│Social Values│Art│Social
Palestine│4 min│Arabic│2010
“This is an expressionist film which shows my relationship with shadow, which I try to search for
and hide in on hot summer days. I appear in the film through my shadow which I try to evade
today, although in my childhood I waited for it so that I could play with it.”
Sea
SHA-SSF043 - €100
Directed by: Wafa Nassar
Physically Challenged│Young Women│Women’s Rights│Social Values│Environment
│Social
Palestine│5 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2010
A girl dreams of freedom from reality’s obstacles and restrictions, whether they are social,
political or physical. For her the sea is the symbol of freedom.
My Cousin
SHA-CSF051 - €100
Directed by: Liali Kilani
Young Women│Jerusalem│The Occupation│West Bank│Women’s Rights│Political
Palestine│5 min│ language/subs │2009
A Palestinian girl hopes for a basic right…to visit her country’s capital, Jerusalem. The film tells
of Liali, a Palestinian girl, and Tania, her American cousin who visits Palestine for the first time.
Whereas Tania is able to visit Jerusalem because of her passport, Liali, who has spent her whole
life in Palestine, is forbidden to enter the city. Her wish has become only a dream, but Tania
won’t let her cousin just dream. TRAILER
My Lucky 13
SHA-LSF053 - €100
Directed by: Dara Khader
Young Women│Jerusalem│West Bank│Violence
Palestine│7 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2009
At dawn, torn between emotional anxiety, danger and the challenge of reaching the heart
of the homeland, Nour embarks on the long journey from her home in Jenin to Jerusalem. “Our
journey to Jerusalem today, the capital of my homeland, is clandestine. How contradictory
this is to Article 13 of the International Declaration of Human Rights.” TRAILER
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My Grandmother’s Story
SHA-GSF054 - €100
Directed by: Raghda Itma
Youth│Jerusalem│West Bank│The Occupation│Siege│Political
Palestine│6 min│ Arabic with English Subtitles │2009
Mohammed is a young boy who has never visited Jerusalem, and knows the place through his
beloved grandmother. Before she passed away, she bought him a picture of Jerusalem when
they were visiting the Old City of Nablus. Mohammed loves the picture, as it symbolizes his
grandmother. TRAILER
Jerusalem on the Messenger
SHA-JSF056 - €100
Directed by: Amani Sarahna
Young Women│Jerusalem│West Bank│The Occupation│Males│Political
Palestine│5 min│ Arabic with English Subtitles │2009
Faisal, a young man from Hebron, chats with a Palestinian girl living in the Emirates through
Messenger on the internet. He pretends he is from Jerusalem in order to hold the interest of the
girl, who loves the city. The situation, however, becomes complicated when she asks Faisal for
his picture in Jerusalem—a city he has long been forbidden to enter. TRAILER
If you say yes or you say no
SHA-ISF067 - €100
Directed by: Liali Kilani
Young Women│Art│Women’s Rights│Social Values│Youth│Social
Palestine│3 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2008
An old and new story. A girl who dreams of flying and being free through her dancing,
escaping closed rooms and lives. She dances her inner soul in elegance, grace and beauty,
wanting to be the person she wants to be. “Its message is clear to parents: be open-minded
by listening and understanding their children’s need to express their abilities and talents.”
TRAILER
Remote Control
SHA-RSF068 - €100
Directed by: Dara Khader
Young Women│Education│Women’s Rights│Social Values│Males│Social
Palestine│6 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2008
Remote Control is about a girl who is dominated by her boyfriend. When she receives a full
scholarship to the USA to continue her education, he demands that she turn it down. After
much agonizing she accepts the scholarship. TRAILER
We’re all in the Same Boat
SHA-WSF069 - €100
Directed by: Isra’ Diab
Young women│Sexual Harassment│Males│Social Values│West Bank│Social
Palestine│7 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2008
This video is how boys perceive girls, and their attempt to see in a girl’s normal every-day
actions a come-on to them. “The closed society I live in and the misleading thoughts guys
have about girls motivated me to make this film. Maybe we can answer the question that I
constantly ask, why all of this underestimation of girls?” TRAILER
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Love on the Mobile
SHA-LSF070 - €100
Directed by: Zainab Al Tibi
Young Women│Social Values│Males│Education│West Bank│Social
Palestine│5 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2008
Love on Mobile is the story of a girl university student who receives anonymous phone calls on
her mobile from someone who courts her through music. Slowly she becomes attached to this
mobile phone courtship and to the music. By chance she discovers the identity of the caller,
and that he is someone she does not like.
Rahaf
SHA-RSF071 - €100
Directed by: Fadia Salah Al-Deen, Mohammad Samy Alwan
Arranged Marriage│Social Values│West Bank│Women’s Rights│Males│Social
Palestine│4 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2008
Many girls get engaged and never get married due to reasons which may be caused by their
parents. Most of the time, the girl is blamed for the failed engagement and is ostracized.
TRAILER
At The Mall
SHA-ASF073 - €100
Directed by: Liana Saleh
Young Women│Women’s Rights│Social Values│West Bank│Males│Social
Palestine│9 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2008
The video is about the trip a group of girls from the provinces take to “Plaza Mall” on their first
evening in Ramallah. Wanting to have fun and goof off, a group of guys see them and begin
to follow them, who pretend to ignore them. The girls have the last laugh. This is a group project
by the “Confession” team, writing the script, acting and producing the work. TRAILER
Animation:
Manshar Ghaseelo
SHA-MAL003 - €100
Directed by: Alaa Desoki & Areej Abu Eid
Sexual Harassment│Young Women│Social Values│Gaza│Women’s Rights│Social
Palestine│10 min│Arabic with English Subtitles│2013
The film recounts sarcastically part of the dictionary of verbal sexual abuse women are
subjected to, as well as their visual rape regardless of how covered-up they are…harassment
has nothing to do with how a woman is dressed. TRAILER
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Publications
Ancient History:
The World of Herodotus
(CBTKVTI001) - € 48
Author: V. Karageorghis V., I. Taifacos
Publisher: The A. G. Leventis Foundation
ARCHAEOLOGY │ANCIENT HISTORY
2004 / 20 x 26 cm / 423p. / soft cover
English/ ISBN: 9963-560-57-1
This book, edited by Dr. Vassos Karayiorgis and Dr. Ioannis Taifacos, contains the proceedings of an
international conference held at the Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis in Nicosia, September 1821, 2003. The twenty five communications presented in “The World of Herodotus” book, cover a
wide spectrum relating to Herodotus’ Histories and will constitute an indispensable tool for historians,
philologists, archaeologists and students of the ancient world in general.
Cyprus Archaeology:
Kypris: The Aphrodite Of Cyprus - Ancient Sources
And Archaeological Evidence
CBKKJ001 - € 52
Author: J. Karageorghis
Publisher: The A. G. Leventis Foundation
ANCIENT HISTORY │ARCHAEOLOGY │APHRODITE
2005 / 21, 5 x 28 cm / 269p. / soft-hard copy
English/ ISBN: 9963-560-67-9
This book is the result of many years of research about the origin of the cult of the Goddess of fertility
in Cyprus from the Prehistoric period onwards, when the Goddess developed as Astarte-Aphrodite.
The author puts forward a very interesting theory about the adoption of Aphrodite by the Achaean
Greeks and her ascent to Mount Olympus at the beginning of the 12th century B.C. - The book
contains numerous references to ancient Greek and Latin authors and to inscriptions and
representations of the Goddess found throughout the island of Cyprus. The text (269 pages and 329
illustrations) contains also a lengthy and up to date bibliography. The author of the book
collaborated over several years with the program of the Cyprus Tourist Organization “Aphrodite’s
Cultural Route”, which uncovered vestiges of the cult of the Goddess in various museums and
archeological sites and included visits to natural spots throughout the island, connected with the
myth of Aphrodite.
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Archaeology in Cyprus 1960–1985
CBAKV002 - € 34
Author: V. Karageorghis
Publisher: The A. G. Leventis Foundation
CYPRUS │ HISTORY │ MEDIEVAL│ ARCHAEOLOGY
1985 / 21 x 28 cm / 311p. / XXXV plates / hardbound
English/French/German / ISBN: 9963-560-00-4
This volume of archaeological studies was published to celebrate the 5Oth anniversary of the
Department of Antiquities of the Republic of Cyprus in 1985. The first paper by Karageorghis, then
Director of the Department, summarizes the 50th year history of the Department and its
achievements. The following 20 papers by Cypriot and foreign scholars, mostly in English but with a
few in French and German, are devoted to excavations at sites of all periods from the Aceramic
Neolithic through the Mediaeval undertaken between 1960 and 1985. Retrospective summaries of
different periods are provided by Merrillees (Stone Age and Early and Middle Bronze Age), Muhly
(Late Bronze Age), Coldstream (Geometric and Archaic), Tatton-Brown (Classical to Roman) and
Megaw (Early Christian and Mediaeval). The final contribution by Ieromonachou provides a
summary bibliography of Cypriot archaeology for the fifty year period 1935-1985, mainly
publications of the Department of Antiquities.
Cyprus Culture:
Cypriot Costumes in the National Historical
Museum -The World of Cyprus at the Dawn of the
20th Century
CBCIMLM005 - € 50
Author: I. Mazarakis-Ainian, L. Michaelidou
Publisher: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and the National Historical Museum
CYPRUS HISTORY│CYPRIOT COSTUMES│
1999 / 25 x 29 cm / 224p. / 250 color and b&w illustrations / hardbound
English/ ISBN: 960-7254-82-1
The publication was prepared on the occasion of the exhibition entitled “The World of Cyprus at the
Dawn of the Twentieth Century”, jointly organised by the National Historical Museum and the Bank
of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (November 1999 – January 2000). Included in the volume are texts
on the political history of Cyprus in the early twentieth century, the Cypriot Exhibition of 1901, Cypriot
costumes at the turn of the nineteenth century, as well as a detailed presentation of the costumes
and single dress items exhibited. This unique collection was donated to the Historical and
Ethnological Society of Greece by the Patriotic Association of Cypriots in Athens immediately after
the “Cypriot Exhibition and Market” organised in Athens at the Zappeion Hall.
Cypriot Traditional Music: Collection – Inventory – Analysis
CBCST006 - €107
Author: S. Tombolis
Publisher: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
CYPRUS │TRADITIONAL CYPRIOT MUSIC │ CYPRIOLOGICAL STUDIES
2002 / 24,5 x 31 cm / 788p. / hardbound
English/ ISBN: 9963-42-097-4 (vol. 1), 9963-42-098-2 (vol.2)
This two-volume edition presents the collective work of Sozos Tombolis, including both published
works and a large amount of unpublished material recorded in Byzantine and European musical
notation. The collection brings together about 300 songs and dances as well as musical examples
of traditional music from the broader Hellenic regions also encountered in Cyprus. Volume 1
includes an introduction to traditional Cypriot music and its characteristic features, such as rhythm,
melody and form. The 228 songs are divided into various thematic units. Volume 2 contains the
dances and a short biography of the author by Clelia Tombolis-Theodoulou.
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Fauna & Flora of Cyrpus:
Birds of Cyprus
CBBJS002 - €20
Author: J. Stylianou
Publisher: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and Birdlife Cyprus
CYPRUS │ ENVIRONMENT│ ANIMAL BEHAVIOR│ BIRDS│ ENDANGERED SPECIES
2009 / 17 x 26 cm / 132p. / 100 colour photographs / paperbound
English/ ISBN: 978-9963-42-873-1
An easy-to-use book, accessible to all, especially children. It presents all the birds that nest in Cyprus,
both endemic and migratory, each referred to by its scientific, dialectic and common Greek name.
It contains useful information on their living habits as well as on endangered species.
Greek Orthodox Religion:
Holy Bishopric of Morphou. 2000 Years of Art and Holiness
CBHLM007 - € 62
Author: L. Michaelidou
Publisher: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
CYPRUS │ BYZANTINE AND POST-BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE │ ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY
2002 / 23 x 31 cm / 502p. / hardbound
English/ ISBN: 9963-42-806-1
This publication was prepared on the occasion of the homonymous exhibition (December 2000 –
June 2001), jointly organised by the Cultural Foundation and the Bishopric of Morphou in the
framework of the worldwide celebrations on the 2000 years from the Birth of Christ. The volume
includes texts covering the pre-Christian cultural heritage, with references to archaeological sites in
the ecclesiastical history of the region and to significant findings, to the Byzantine and postByzantine architecture (4th – 20th c.), examining the architectural types of churches within the
borders of the bishopric of Morphou. As far as the decoration of monuments is concerned, the
description of the most important works of wall-painting is accompanied by a parallel theological
commentary. Portable icons are dealt with in extensor, with a review of the work and known
biographical details of the artists.
Museum collections:
Ancient Art from Cyprus in the George and Nefeli
Giabra Pierides Collection
CBAVK001 - € 57
Author: V. Karageorghis et al.
Publisher: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
CYPRUS │ EARLY BROZE AGE │ MEDIEVAL PERIOD │ ARCHAEOLOGY
2002 / 25 x 29, 5 cm / 340p. / color and b&w images / hardbound
English / ISBN: 960-7037-29-4
Published to coincide with the opening of the Museum of the George and Nefeli Giabra Pierides
Collection (donation by Clio and Solon Triantafyllides), the collection covers a wide range of Cypriot
history and archaeology from the Early Bronze Age (2500 BC) to the end of the Medieval period
(16th century). This chronological sequence has dictated the structure and design of the
publication. It is worth noting that this is the first time the Collection is published in its entirety. The
aim of the scientific catalogue is to document the immense historical and archaeological value of
the Collection, present it to the wider public and submit it to the scholars for study.
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Coins of Cyprus - From the Collections of the Bank
of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
CBCLMEZ004 - € 42
Author: L. Michaelidou, E. Zapiti.
Publisher: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
CYPRUS │NUMISMATICS│COINS
2008 / 21 x 27 cm / 332p. / 250 color & 555 b&w photographs / hardbound
English/ ISBN: 978-9963-42-868-7
This publication gives an account of the Foundation’s numismatic collection, which covers the
whole range of Cypriot Coinage from the late sixth century BC to the coins of the Republic of
Cyprus. Included in the publication are 577 specimens, divided into nine chronological periods.
Each period is presented in a chapter which comprises a brief historical introduction and a coin
catalogue with colour photographs. At the end of the book one can find two annexes, three
subject indexes and tables of all coins in their actual size.
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