Thursday, July 19, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Looking For Collaborators
THIS PROJECT IS A FINAL PROJECT AT THE CENTRE FOR CINEMATOGRAPHIIC STUDIES OF CATALONIA. IN BARCELONA
ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN STUDENTS COLLABORATE CREATIVELY IN ORDER TO BRING TO AN END THE BLOODY CONFLICT THAT BOTH PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FOR SO LONG.
THE PROJECT IS WITH THE COLLABORATION OF FFIPP - FACULTY FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE AND COMBATANTS FOR PEACE
WE NEED HELP!
ANY DONATION OR OTHER KIND OF SUPPORT WOULD BE KINDLY APPRECIATED
PLEASE CONTACT US TROUGH:
YANIV LACHMAN
yanivlach@hotmail.com
00(34) 638736321
ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN STUDENTS COLLABORATE CREATIVELY IN ORDER TO BRING TO AN END THE BLOODY CONFLICT THAT BOTH PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FOR SO LONG.
THE PROJECT IS WITH THE COLLABORATION OF FFIPP - FACULTY FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE AND COMBATANTS FOR PEACE
WE NEED HELP!
ANY DONATION OR OTHER KIND OF SUPPORT WOULD BE KINDLY APPRECIATED
PLEASE CONTACT US TROUGH:
YANIV LACHMAN
yanivlach@hotmail.com
00(34) 638736321
Deus Ex Machina- Synopsis- English
The movie, which occurs in the quiet neighbourhood of the barceloneta, tells the story
of two Israelis, that like many of their generation, live away from Israel, seeking for peace and tranquility faraway from the promised land.
One evening, the two friends initiate a delirious search of an Arab boy which according to them have stolen something that belongs to them.
"The movie is the result of a long 6 year period of living outside of Israel, 6 years in which despite
the physical, and emotional distance, I was never able to disconnect myself from what going on back at home".
Every day we get information concerning the conflict in the Middle East, nevertheless it seems that although everybody has an opinion
concerning the subject, still nothing changes.
40 years of military occupation, the "separation wall" is being constructed, Gaza is being destroyed, and generation after another
follow the circle of violence.
Although the conflict is present in media, nothing really changes and the occupation of Palestinian territories continues.
By removing the story from it original context and placing it, in form of parody, in other context, the spectators, is obliged to approximate himself to the conflict between Palestinian and Israeli, and maybe look at himself as if he was Palestinian, or Israeli.
would it be true that only faraway from our land we would be able to live in peace? What would happen if the conflict would arrive to Barcelona? Would it change the curse of things? Or maybe things here, in this part of the world, are quiet the same as in Palestine and Israel?
of two Israelis, that like many of their generation, live away from Israel, seeking for peace and tranquility faraway from the promised land.
One evening, the two friends initiate a delirious search of an Arab boy which according to them have stolen something that belongs to them.
"The movie is the result of a long 6 year period of living outside of Israel, 6 years in which despite
the physical, and emotional distance, I was never able to disconnect myself from what going on back at home".
Every day we get information concerning the conflict in the Middle East, nevertheless it seems that although everybody has an opinion
concerning the subject, still nothing changes.
40 years of military occupation, the "separation wall" is being constructed, Gaza is being destroyed, and generation after another
follow the circle of violence.
Although the conflict is present in media, nothing really changes and the occupation of Palestinian territories continues.
By removing the story from it original context and placing it, in form of parody, in other context, the spectators, is obliged to approximate himself to the conflict between Palestinian and Israeli, and maybe look at himself as if he was Palestinian, or Israeli.
would it be true that only faraway from our land we would be able to live in peace? What would happen if the conflict would arrive to Barcelona? Would it change the curse of things? Or maybe things here, in this part of the world, are quiet the same as in Palestine and Israel?
Sinopsis- Español
El conflicto israelí-palestino llega a la costa barcelonesa.
Parodia sobre vecinos-enemigos, parientes-lejanos adictos al conflicto, que no pueden vivir sin él.
La historia, que acontece en el barrio de la Barceloneta, cuenta de dos Israelíes, jóvenes, que como tantos de su generación, viven afuera de Israel, buscando la paz lejos de la tierra prometida. Una tarde los dos amigos se ven envueltos en la delirante búsqueda de un chico árabe que, según ellos, tiene algo que les pertenece.
Ya muchos años después del servicio militar, siguen actuando como soldados, aun puestos en otro contexto, en otra realidad, las cosas siempre llegan a lo mismo.
Y así, nacionalismo es nacionalismo en cualquier parte, y los muros existen aun aquí en Cataluña, y la violencia y la xenofobia son enfermedades también en este parte del mundo.
Parodia sobre vecinos-enemigos, parientes-lejanos adictos al conflicto, que no pueden vivir sin él.
La historia, que acontece en el barrio de la Barceloneta, cuenta de dos Israelíes, jóvenes, que como tantos de su generación, viven afuera de Israel, buscando la paz lejos de la tierra prometida. Una tarde los dos amigos se ven envueltos en la delirante búsqueda de un chico árabe que, según ellos, tiene algo que les pertenece.
Ya muchos años después del servicio militar, siguen actuando como soldados, aun puestos en otro contexto, en otra realidad, las cosas siempre llegan a lo mismo.
Y así, nacionalismo es nacionalismo en cualquier parte, y los muros existen aun aquí en Cataluña, y la violencia y la xenofobia son enfermedades también en este parte del mundo.
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