The Third Annual Festival was a Huge Success! EXCITING RECAP OF THE FESTIVAL We had 3 sold out shows! We hosted discussions with 4 artists: Suha Araj, Ziad Foty, Hadeel Asali, & Maori Holmes. We screened 5 feature films & 9 short films. We held a photography exhibit by Samar Hazboun featuring Palestinian children’s encounters with the Annexation Wall and with Israeli military prisons. We hosted a dialogue between Palestinian- and African-American filmmakers and film curators. We hosted 3 receptions. WHUTv-Howard became a media sponsor of the Festival. They produced a commercial announcing the Festival. The 30-second spot aired on local DC television throughout the week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3j095- hX3o&feature=youtu.be DCPFAF NEWSLETTER December 14, 2013 The Third Annual DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival was a tremendous success! Thank you for your participation, and ongoing support. We’re excited to do it all over again and are already preparing for our Fourth Annual Festival & planning events in the meantime. See you there! UPCOMING EVENTS IN DC Exhibit & Discussion: “From These Streets” with Photojournalist Mohammad Al-Azza Tues. December 17, 2013 @ 12:30 PM Co-sponsored with The Jerusalem Fund [flyer below] www.dcpfaf.org
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The Third Annual Festival was a Huge Success!
EXCITING RECAP OF THE FESTIVAL
We had 3 sold out shows!
We hosted discussions with 4 artists: Suha Araj, Ziad Foty, Hadeel Asali, & Maori Holmes.
We screened 5 feature films & 9 short films.
We held a photography exhibit by Samar Hazboun featur ing Palest in ian chi ldren’s encounters with the Annexation Wall and with Israeli military prisons.
We hosted a dialogue between Palestinian- and African-American filmmakers and film curators.
We hosted 3 receptions.
WHUTv-Howard became a media sponsor of the Festival. They produced a commercial announcing the Festival. The 30-second spot aired on local DC television throughout the week.
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The Third Annual DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival was a tremendous success! Thank you for your participation, and ongoing support. We’re excited to do it all over again and are already preparing for our Fourth Annual Festival & planning events in the meantime. See you there!
UPCOMING EVENTS IN DC
Exhibit & Discussion: “From These Streets” with Photojournalist
Mohammad Al-AzzaTues. December 17, 2013 @ 12:30 PM Co-sponsored with The Jerusalem Fund
The Jerusalem Fund Cultural Programs & DC Palestinian Film & Arts Festival invite you to
“From These Streets” with
Mohammad Al-Azza Photo-journalist Lajee Center
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.The Jerusalem Fund
What does it mean to be a photographer rooted in community, especially when that community is a Palestinian refugee camp? Mohammad Al-Azza, who teaches youth about photography and documentary production in the Lajee Center where he began his own work as a photographer, will discuss the challenges journalists face in the midst of demonstrations and clashes. He will present photographs from three different exhibits he produced in Aida Camp, one of which is his arrest and injury to the face. His work on exhibit in, “From These Streets,” highlights the challenges facing the Palestinian refugee community, specifically in Bethlehem's Aida camp, due to poverty and intense military presence. His work also celebrates the vitality of this community.
Mohammad Al-Azza is a refugee from the village of Beit Jibreen who was born and lives in Aida Refugee Camp. He is a documentarian and photographer, and he directs the Arts & Media Unit of Lajee Center in Aida Refugee Camp, Palestine. In this capacity, he helps youth to produce photography and video projects. His first documentary, Ali Wall, won the Global Jury Prize of the It Is Apartheid Film Contest (2010), and his documentary Everyday Nakba (2011) has been screened in numerous festivals and mobilized an international movement to improve access to clean water in Aida Refugee Camp and other Palestinian communities. His award-winning photography on media representation, refugee rights, and popular protest has exhibited in Palestine, France, and the United States, among other places.
Lunch will be served.
The Jerusalem Fund2425 Virginia Avenue, NW | Potomac Plaza Building | Foggy Bottom Metro Station
F e s t i v a l S n a p s h o t s Purchasing tickets at the door (top left ) ; Chatt ing outside the photo exhbit (top right); Festival organizers beaming (middle l e f t ) ; Recept ion guests having a great time (middle left, bottom right, bottom left)
