Centre opened «Lebos» Cultural its new headquarters in the (formerly Jerusalem Cinema) cinema hall which has been rectified within the project of rehabilitation of the cultural center of Jebus, which bears the name of "Cinema Jerusalem." The hall opens its doors one week a film called "freedom movies a week," which will run from the period between (9 to 16 February 2012).
The program coordinator for the cinema in the center of Jebus and cultural value of the week Film Rima Issa, "The Center Lebos cultural care much that contributes to the publication and dissemination of film culture in the city of Jerusalem, besieged the strongest constraints, and contribute to rebuilding the relationship was cut off long among the Palestinian public in Jerusalem and the cinema, and that innovation through programs and activities in the cinema hall cinema Jerusalem Film distinct Naftthaa week. "
Was selected films to participate in this week that reveal aspects of the variety of forms of oppression and slavery, exclusion, and the human longing for freedom expressed by the meanings and connotations and key components of the works included in the Week Films of the geographical areas multiple managed sensitively technical scale, take creative drama and documentary in documentation and recording of various stages in the context of out loud what has been tolerated or overlooked in history with a view to proceedings, or unintentionally.
Participate in this week's nine films from Tunisia, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Iran, Algeria, Egypt and Palestine to ask directors distinct issues and Problems serious about their community and deeply humane template Mordant.
- Opens a week of freedom today, Thursday, movies documentary film "Flaqh 2011," directed by Tunisian urban companion. The film tells the facts of the first in a series of sit-ins "Arab spring". After the departure of dictator Ben Ali on January 14 in the most busy Faھa Baltjazbat Tunisian politics. Offers young people from home and Bouziane necks and Almzona and the rest of the villages and the cities of the country of Tunisia on January 23 to do a sit-creator of struggle in the courtyard of the Kasbah, demanding the government dissolve assembly and dissolve the government and the election of a constituent assembly. After the campaigns of distortion and Alterھab and carrots for a week full of cold and fatigue .. Then decide the authorities in resolving Alnھaah sit by force ...
- Friday and displays the days of the documentary film directed by Iranian Greens Hana Makhmalbaf. The film tells the story (Ava) depressed Iranian girl that goes to a psychiatrist for treatment is that what you see over the political events of Iran was the cause of depression. Advise the psychiatrist to do some hard work such as cleaning drawers buildings, but are also required to work on writing a play. But her play inspired by the reality and the problems of society, barred from the show. Suddenly, meet people and unite their hopes, and out into the street to participate in the elections, and voting against the current president. However, Eva still is not convinced that change is coming. Out into the street and start talking to people in an attempt to restore hope.
- Saturday and displays the movie «frigate» Algerian director Merzak Allouache. And "frigate" is an epic travel waged by the group average cross illegally the Spanish to the south in pursuit of the promised paradise of the European. And away the Mostaganem distance of 200 km from Algiers, on the coastline and the keenness of the confidentiality of prohibitively high, equipped with a set of good smuggler of illegal immigrants to cross Spain. Ten "burning" will participate in the trip.
- And displays on Sunday, 12/2/2012 films, the first film "will leave the production of Civic Coalition for Defending Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem, Palestinian director Raed Dzdar. And addresses the struggle of the Palestinian Jerusalemites against the policy of displacement force exerted against them. Presents the policy of house demolitions and eviction and withdrawal of identities as reasons for the President's policy of displacement by the Israeli occupation authorities. film focuses on the cases of Sheikh Jarrah Al Bustan neighborhood in Silwan.
- The second film is a documentary film (Anfal fragments of life and death), directed by Mano Khalil, who sheds light on the war waged by the regime of Saddam Hussein against the Kurdish people between 1988 and 1991, which called Anfal. And talking about the horrific methods used by the former Iraqi regime to eliminate the Kurds in northern Iraq through interviews with people who stayed alive by chance later to become witnesses to the crime that has remained etched in their memory and their souls forever.
- And displays on Monday, 13/2/2012 neighborhood scarecrows movie, directed by Iraqi Hassan Ali Mahmoud. Which explores the impact of events and political decisions on Iraqi society, while stripping dictatorship and war, people of their humanity and turn them into quasi-scarecrows after killing millions of innocent people have died over the past eight Damtha Iraq war - Iran.
- And displays the movie on Tuesday, 14/2/2012 Cairo 678 Egyptian director Mohamed Diab. And lists the real story of this haunting of three women in their quest to achieve justice and to get rid of the daily torment of sexual harassment in Egypt. When one of the women resort to stabbing one of the harassers in the groin area, into a legendary hero, causing shock and mobility all over the state. The film features a comprehensive assessment of the causes and consequences of this social epidemic, and shows the results of the deadly silence and acceptance of ignoring it as a solution. It also reveals that side also deceptive crude from Egypt, who rarely sees the world.
- And displays on Wednesday, 15/2/2012 movie waiting for Abu Zeid, directed by Mohammad Ali Atassi. This paints a documentary portrait of Dr. Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid, one of the most important Arab thinkers in the field of Islamic studies and writings of cash with the historical dimension in the reading and analysis of religious texts.
- The week concludes with a film on Thursday, 16/2/2012 film festival every day of the Lebanese filmmaker Dima free. Which deals with the story of three women do not know some of them, riding the same bus bound for the men's prison in a remote area is Lebanese. During the journey in dry fields, they find themselves compelled to address the issue of personal autonomy.
- Organizes this week with support from the Ford Foundation and the Norwegian Representative Office to the National Authority and the Consolidated Contractors Company and the French Cultural Center in Jerusalem.
