Red Lounge in cooperation with Machsom Watch

Wednesday, 03.03.2010 at 7pm

Qalandia - A Checkpoints Story

A documnetary by Neta Efroni, 60 min, 2009, English Subtitles

Over a span of six years, Filmmaker Neta Efrony documented an Israeli military Checkpoint - on the road between East Jerusalem and Ramallah - who grew and expanded into becoming a Terminal.

''Efrony's genius lies in actualizing the Chinese maxim equating one picture to a thousand words with especial clarity and poignancy. She allows the unimpeded eye of her camera to record the reality in front of it and from time to time the thoughts she shares with us seem to echo those very same thoughts in the minds of the viewers.' Lynda Brayer

MDR Germany recommends the film:
"The camera was filming without excitement, the film has no additional musical dramatization and emotional. It is solely the pictures speak."

Kalandia's Checkpoint does not separate between Arabs and Jews; it separates between Palestinians and Palestinians. The film, shot in a cinéma vérité style, is an authentic and disturbing testimony to the daily struggle of Palestinians who wish to continue their routine lives, on their way to work, education, medical care or religious reasons.

Hebrew

Festivals and Awards:
One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival - Czech Republic 2010
MHRFF Montréal International Human Rights Film Festival - Canada 2010
Peace on Earth Film Festival, Chicago - USA 2010
Sarasota Film Festival, Florida - USA 2010
São Paulo International Film Festival - Brazil 2009

Nominee:
Best Film Award: Israel Documentary Awards 2009
CineMed Mediterranean Film Festival Montpellier - France 2009
OXDOX Oxford International Documentary Film Festival - U.K. 2009
DOK Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival - Germany 2009
Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) - Bahamas 2009

Production:
Women’s Fund for Human Rights
Susan Lourenco, Tel Aviv