In 'The Syrian Bride,' a young woman named Mona is getting ready for her wedding. However, due to political limitations, she cannot cross the border between Israel and Syria. The film explores the complexities of love, family, and political activism in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Lady Kul El Arab (2008) is a thought-provoking documentary that sheds light on the lives of the Israeli Druze, a community caught between the forces of tradition and modernity. The film delves into the struggles they face in preserving their cultural heritage while adapting to an ever-changing world. It explores the tensions arising from the clash of tradition and progress, and the complexities of identity and belonging. Through personal stories and interviews, the documentary offers a poignant reflection on the challenges of these individuals as they try to find their place in a rapidly transforming society.
Short film deals with the relationship of a peasant couple from Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights, through their journey towards their cherry-trees orchard adjacent to the Syrian-Israeli border, torn apart in between two fires; echoes of the constant shelling in Syrian and decades-old Israeli forced occupation.
After being estranged from his Druze village and family for 17 years, Yoseph returns with his two Israeli, teenage children. His marriage to a Jewish Israeli woman has just ended and he plans to settle down there. His arrival causes friction inside the closed, conservative Druze community and also with his mother Afifa, who accepts him and his children as part of her family again.
On the night of March 5, 2002, an armed terrorist opened fire on civilians dining in a Tel Aviv restaurant. Druze policeman Salim Barakat quickly arrived on the scene and bravely eliminated him. However, he was killed by the terrorist. For ten years, Jamal, Salim's brother, has been attending annual police ceremonies in commemoration of his brother. Suspecting they may be withholding information, he decides to go on an investigative journey to find out who killed his brother. This is the story of a bereaved brother facing the Israeli security establishment, of a Druze facing the State of Israel, and more than anything, of a man facing himself.
Akram left his native Arab village to work as a construction worker in Tel Aviv. Secretly he is in love with an Israeli actress living downstairs in his building. The film deals with the cultural gap between urban and rural space.
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