Ithaca College's first annual Palestinian Environmental Film Festival will debut with the film Little Town of Bethlehem on March 22, 2012 at 7pm in Williams 232. Samantha Lowe, Dana intern and student director of PEFF, urges faculty and students to take advantage of this unusual opportunity.
PEFF will showcase eight films and two presentations by guest speakers. For the schedule and descriptions of each event, go to icpeff.wweebly.com.
Little Town of Bethlehem, a documentary film, follows the story of three men of three different faiths and their lives in Israel and Palestine. The story explores each man’s choice of nonviolent action amidst the political context of overwhelming violence.
The film examines the struggle to promote equality and justice through nonviolent engagement in the midst of incredible violence that has dehumanized all sides. Sami Awad’s story begins as a young boy living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank; Yonatan Shapira’s starts on an Israeli military base; and Ahmad Al-Azzeh’s begins in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Bethlehem. Their three stories are interwoven through major events of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Each describes the events from his unique perspective, interjecting personal reflections and explaining how these events led them to become involved in the nonviolence movement.
This event is open to the public. For further information please email icpeff@gmail.com. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Samantha Lowe at slowe1@ithaca.edu. Please make requests for accommodations as far in advance as possible.
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