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Choosing expression over violence.Choosing expression over violence.Choosing expression over violence.
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An Important Film
This is a fine example of how you use the shrunken global space of the Information Age to educate and promote understanding. How wonderful is it to have young Palestinians and their American, inner-city peers, both struggling to find a non-violent path out of stressful life situations, communicating, commiserating with and helping each other make sense of their very different worlds? Fran Tarr has done great work in framing the plight of Palestinian youth in war time through the more familiar lens of young people coming of age in the "war zones" of Brooklyn, NY. It is quite touching to watch teens bridging the cultural gap, transcending language, religion and historical circumstance to focus on commonalities such as sport and music as they struggle with ambition, tragedy and desire to overcome their environment and build a better life. I was so impressed with the maturity and forward looking attitude of these kids. Their take on interactions with soldiers in Palestine and the police in Brooklyn are strangely similar to a degree you would not expect in contexts so different and half a world apart. If you are interested in a larger understanding of the lives and perspectives of these two groups and the challenges they face, you must see this film.
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- gchap223
- Dec 7, 2009
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By what name was Bethlehem to Brooklyn: Breaking the Surface (2009) officially released in Canada in English?
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