May 2010

1. THE ONE MAN VILLAGE and THE NORTH ROAD in New York
2. New in the DVD-Shop – Lesh Sabreen?
3. New in German theatrical release: Jaffa – The Orange’s Clockwork
4. DVD of the month: Light at the End of the Tunnel
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1. THE ONE MAN VILLAGE and THE NORTH ROAD in New York
Carols Chahine’s THE NORTH ROAD and Simon El Habre’s THE ONE MAN VILLAGE are part of the World Nomads Lebanon program in New York. THE ONE MAN VILLAGE is presented May 18th, THE NORTH ROAD on May 25th in the presence of the director.
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2. New in the DVD-Shop – Lesh Sabreen?
Award winning short Lesh Sabreen? by Muayad Alayan is now available on demand at mecfilm-shop.com
Content
In today’s Jerusalem, a young Palestinian couple navigates dreams through economic hardship, a conservative society and a surrounding Israeli occupation weighing on them.
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3. New in German theatrical release: Jaffa – The Orange’s Clockwork
We are happy to announce the theatrical release of Eyal Sivan’s JAFFA – THE ORANGE’S CLOCKWORK in German theatres in October 2010.

Content
Jaffa, the Orange’s Clockwork portraits the changeful history of Jaffa’s once Palestinian orange groves, their subtle dispossession in the course of the early Zionist settlement and the creation of the famous Israeli brand “Jaffa”. Using remarkable archival material and interviews the director traces how Israel literary created and marketed its image with the help of the orange.
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4. DVD of the month: Light at the End of the Tunnel
...the graceful restraint of the film's interviewees enhances the poignancy of their testimony. New Statesman

Content
According to many sources, over half a million Palestinians have been arrested and imprisoned by Israel since 1967. This film reflects on some of the problems that Palestinian detainees face after their release from Israeli (and Palestinian Authority) prisons. Six ex-detainees, two women and four men, talk about their life after being released. Some were unable to bridge the gap between them and their families, some feel that they came out from one prison only to enter another.

Palestine 2001, Sobhi al-Zobaidi, documentary, 44 min, Arabic
Subtitles: English and French
PAL, region free, on stock
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