Summary: When the residents of Budrus learn that the Israeli army plans to build the Separation Barrier through their town, cutting them off from neighboring Palestinian villages and uprooting their precious olive groves, they decide to organize. Under the leadership of Ayed Morrar, Palestinian men of all political factions come together to wage an unarmed struggle to preserve their lands. Victory seems...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Arab Film Distribution 2011

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BUD

Summary: "[H]andsome young Tariq is about to marry Bilquis, eldest daughter of a prominent and powerful judge. But as he wanders the ancient city of Sana'a late one night, he spots a beautiful young woman dancing in the street and falls madly in love with her. Before long, the young groom must choose between following his heart and protecting his family's honor."--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF NEW

Summary: A Palestinian girl has only 10 hours to find and marry her boyfriend in occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Typecast Releasing 2007

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN RAN

Summary: Documentary about Jewish American academic Norman Finkelstein, a devoted son of holocaust survivors, ardent critic of U.S. and Israeli Mid-East policy, and author of five provocative books, including The Holocaust Industry. Finkelstein has been steadfastly at the center of many intractable controversies, including the recent denial of his tenure at DePaul University. He's called a lunatic and a...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Typecast Releasing 2009

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AME
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF AME

Summary: Documentary in three parts. Offers a series of intimate, passionately-felt portraits: A fatherless 11-year-old is apprenticed to the domineering owner of a Baghdad garage; Sadr followers in two Shiite cities rally for regional elections while enforcing Islamic law at the point of a gun; a family of Kurdish farmers welcomes the U.S. presence, which has allowed them a measure of freedom...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Typecast Releasing 2007

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2 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF IRA