- Palestine Blues PART 2 - A MUST SEE DOCUMENTARY

What is left for Palestinian farmers who learn that in 24 hours the Israeli Army will confiscate their lands for the construction of a Security Wall ? What do people do when their very survival is threatened by one of the world’s most powerful armies? PALESTINE BLUES tells the story of a village’s confusion, desperation, and resistance, their daily victories and wrenching defeats. Unexpectedly filled with moments of poetry and humor this film’s intimate access, unforgettable characters and story structure blur the line between documentary and narrative. Filmed at times with a hidden camera and at times under extreme duress, Palestinian-American filmmaker Nida Sinnokrot gives us a lasting chronicle of a people and their ancient life-giving orchards, ever threatened by destruction. “an affecting cri de coeur“ - The Chicago Reader ::: AWARDS AND SCREENING HISTORY ::: 2008 ECOCINEMA International Film Festival -- Reportage and Documentation -- Best Film 2007 CMCA- Prix International du Documentaire et du Reportage Mediterraneen -- Best First Film 2007 Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier -- Best First Film 2006 DOCUSUR International Film Festival -- Best First Feature 2006 AMAL Euro-Arab International Film Festival -- Best Documentary 2006 New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival -- Best Feature Film OFFICIAL SELECTION (listed in alphabetical order) : Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival -- Doha, Qatar Al Kasaba International Film Festival -- Ramallah, Palestine AMAL Euro-Arab, International Film Festival -- Santiago de Compostella, Spain Boston Palestine Film Festival -- Boston, MA Chicago Underground Festival CMCA- Prix International du Documentaire et du Reportage Mediterraneen -- First Film CinemaTexas Parallax View -- Austin, Texas “Cinema Verité“ International Documentary Film Festival -- Tehran, Iran Creación Bajo Las Bombas (Filming Under Fire) -- Madrid and Cordoba, Spain DOCUSUR International Film Festival -- Best First Feature Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier -- Montpellier, France Festival de la Memoria Documental Latinoamericano -- Tepoztlan, Mexico Filmer À Tout Prix -- Brussels, Belgium Houston Palestine Film Festival -- Houston,TX Jerusalem Fund Summer Film Festival-- Washington, D.C. London Palestine Film Festival -- London, UK MIZNA -- Minnesota Arab Film Festival -- Minneapolis, MN Muestra Nacional de Nuevos Realizadores (ICAIC) Habana, Cuba New Cinemas of the Arab World: Film Festival and Symposium -- Edinburgh, UK New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival -- New Orleans, LA New York Underground Film Festival One World International Human Rights Film Festival -- Prague, Czech Republic One World Slovakia Human Rights Film Festival -- Bratislava, Slovakia Palestine Audio-Visual Project Cineclub -- Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan Rencontres Cinema Du Réel à L’Imaginaire -- Manosque, France Santiago International Film Festival -- Santiago, Chile SPECIAL SCREENINGS: Palestine Audio-Visual Project Cineclub screenings -- Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan Ragtag Cinema -- Columbia, Missouri (hosted by True/False Film Festival) Roxie Theatre -- San Francisco, California (hosted by San Francisco Arab Film Festival) California Theatre -- Oakland, California (hosted by San Francisco Arab Film Festival)