"Lady Kul El Arab" Jewishfilm.2009 March 26, 2009

"Lady Kul El Arab"
Israel 2008 56 min Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles
Director: Ibtisam Mara'ana
Boston Premiere
Special Guest: Director Ibtisam Mara'ana
Du'ah Fares, a 17-year-old from Druze village in the Galilee, forfeits her place as a finalist in the Lady Kul el-Arab beauty pageant to compete on a bigger stage, the Miss Israel contest. When the Druze elders learn of her participation, the backlash against Du'ah and her family is swift and dangerous. Arab Israeli filmmaker Ibtisam Mara'ana won the Best Director award at the New Delhi (India) Int'l Women's Film Festival.

Jewishfilm.2009
The National Center for Jewish Film and Brandeis University in cooperation with The Consulate General of Israel to New England will present, Jewishfilm.2009. The festival will present twelve films-from six countries-along with eight visiting filmmakers and more than a dozen special guests. Two films are North American premieres, eight are New England premieres, and three are Boston premieres. Jewishfilm.2009 will present eight visiting filmmakers and more than a dozen special guests. Highlights include Jewishfilm.2009's opening night film, "Waiting for Armageddon," a controversial new documentary about the impact of Evangelical Christians on American foreign policy in the Middle East and the role Israel plays in their theology and public policy. Director Franco Sacchi and two of the film's producers are from the Boston area; all three will join with Brandeis University professor Jonathan Sarna for a discussion following the film. Jewishfilm.2009 The National Center for Jewish Film's 12th Annual Film Festival will be held from March 25 through April 5. Screenings will take place at the Wasserman Cinematheque at Brandeis University, 415 South St. Waltham, Mass. with two screenings at The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Tickets are $10 or $8 for students and seniors. For a more complete schedule of screenings, or for ticket information, visit www.jewishfilm.org or call, (781) 736-8600.