My Name is Ahlam + Checkpoint

My Name is Ahlam

my name is ahlam

While fighting for adequate treatment for her daughter’s leukemia, Aisha - a Palestinian woman living in the West Bank - undergoes a process of empowerment. Suddenly she is no longer afraid to stand up to her husband, to her occupiers, to the authorities or to anyone who is in the way of her daughter’s path to health.

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Checkpoint

Dir. Ruben Amar | 2010 | France | 20 mins

A young Palestinian boy living in the Gaza strip accompanies his father on monthly visits to the ruins of a destroyed village. Though he doesn’t understand his father's ritual, he feels he has a duty to help him.

 

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Dates / Times

This film was last shown at Showroom on 27 Nov 2011

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Director
Rima Essa, Producer: Claudia Levin
Country
Israel
Year
2010
Duration
120 mins
Language
Arabic