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Jalla, Girls! / Cultures of Resistance

Jalla, Girls!
Annalisa Vozza
Short Documentary | Italy | 2009 | 30 min.

Honey and Jackline are two young women from Bethlehem determined to follow their dream: football. In Palestine, football played by young women raises many questions. The film hinges on the concept of boundary, a physical but also mental line that separates one country from another, a team from a team. Whether it is gender division, religious constraints, political and geographical demarcations, or simply crossing into the end zone, the boundary is a constant obstacle and challenge that these players must face - inside and outside their community - in a land where dreams are as fragile as peace.

Cultures of Resistance
Iara Lee
Documentary | International | 2010 | 73 min.

Can music and dance be weapons of peace? Beginning in 2003, director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world embroiled in conflict. Travelling over five continents, this is the story of growing numbers of people promoting change. From IRAN, where graffiti and rap are tools in fighting government repression, to BURMA, where monks acting in the tradition of Gandhi take on a dictatorship, to PALESTINIAN refugee camps in LEBANON, where photography, music, and film have given a voice to those rarely heard, this film explores how art can be ammunition in the battle for peace and justice.