Israel/Palestinian Conflict

The Devil’s Drivers

By Bradley Gibson | April 2022

SFFILM FESTIVAL 2022 REVIEW! The Devil’s Drivers documents the work and lives of Beduin cousins who dodge the Israeli Defense Force to bring…

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SFFILM FESTIVAL 2022 REVIEW! The Devil's Drivers documents the work and lives of Beduin cousins who dodge the Israeli Defense Force to bring undocumented...

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The long-lasting struggle between Israelis and Palestinians is not a subject that can be dealt with in a 90-minute film. Yet in his latest film, 200...

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Director Yung Chang’s This is Not a Movie presents us with a simple, yet somewhat provocative title. A title that won’t make sense until the end of...

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Director Molly Stuart’s documentary Objector is very political, to say the least. It hits on a very current crisis, and quite frankly, I don’t...

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Tel Aviv on Fire tries to do many things and is most successful in accomplishing its balancing act. Writer-director Sameh Zoabi, who co-wrote the film with...

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Hurdle is a 2019 documentary by Michael Rowley that follows over the course of one year, two Palestinian teachers, Sami and Mohammad, as they help their...

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Lea Tsemel is a real, flesh-and-blood person, but if you saw someone like her in a fictional film, you might fault the screenwriter for inventing such an...

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The thorns of war are brutally stinging in In Syria, a drama film impeccably mounted by the Belgian cinematographer turned director Philippe Van Leeuw (The...

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Cover photo: Credit: Andrejs Verhoustin. Courtesy of Israel Broadcasting Authority In June of 1967, a six-day war was waged between Israel, Egypt,...

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The elements that go into making a successful film are sometimes more art than science. A single performance can elevate a lackluster cast of thousands. A...

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