New film on Taybeh Palestine

a film trailer on line about Taybeh Oktoberfest

It needs a minimum amount of votes to stay on line so thought to share it with you so you might view it, vote, share it with others if possible

http://wow.indie-fest.com/

It appears on the second page of the site as:

Palestine, Beer & Oktoberfest: Under Occupation

The filmmaker Lara Van Raay filmed this last Oktoberfest 2008 and I will try (don’t know how right now)  to use this film as a fundraiser to help finish the Taybeh Post Office since my husband started this public building but did not finish it so when I show it in the usa I will ask for a minimum donation of $500 written to the Taybeh Municipality specifically towards the Post Office building and hoping this will be David Khoury’s last month as mayor but it would be great to finish the post office project which has been in the works for three years.

The synopsis:

Meet the family that created Palestine’s first beer and see a side of Palestine where Jews, Muslims, and Christians all drink together in peace. A heart-warming story of success that touches on the politics of Jewish settlements, control of natural resources and the difficulties of doing business under occupation. Filmed at the Oktoberfest in the Christian town of Taybeh, on Palestine’s West Bank- this is a light, festive, and positive story from Palestine that you never get to see. (43 minutes)

New Award winning Middle East film premieres Feb 1

CARAMEL, a new award-winning Middle Eastern film (from Lebanon) that will open next month at a theatre near you. This film is special for many reasons.

First, it critically acclaimed. A hit at the Cannes Film Festival this past year, Caramel went on to win the Audience Award at The San Sebastian Film Festival. And it is Lebanon's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards next month.

Second, Caramel is an Arab film that is not only directed by a woman, it also features an all-women cast. This is, in and of itself, an exceptional achievement.

Third, it is utterly charming. Caramel centers around five women whose lives intersect in a beauty salon, a colorful and sensual microcosm of Beirut. The salon is a place where several generations come into contact, talk and confide in each other. Between haircuts and sugar waxing with caramel, they engage in intimate and liberated conversations that reveal their joys and fears surrounding men, sex and motherhood.

Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, it marks one of the widest U.S. theatrical releases of a film from an Arab nation in recent years. Supporting this film sends a message to the film industry that there is a viable market for films from this part of the world. It also affords those outside the Arab-American community an opportunity to gain a wider perspective on a region of the world that most know far too little about. Films like Caramel remind us that our similarities oftentimes vastly outweigh our differences.

We urge you to help us spread the word by forwarding the following blurb (along with the website link below it) to the members of your organization, and your friends and neighbors.

“Caramel” is opening February 1. This award-winning and critically acclaimed film is directed by a woman and features and all-women cast. Caramel centers around five women whose lives intersect in a beauty salon, a colorful and sensual microcosm of Beirut. It’s important that we support this film to show the film industry there is a viable market for Arab films in the U.S. To find out more, please

visit:http://www.newamericanvision.com/Caramel.html

If you have any questions, please contact us at caramel@newamericanvision.com Thank you. http://www.newamericanvision.com/Caramel.html

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