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“Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography. That struggle is complex and interesting because it is not only about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, about forms, about images and imaginings.”
Edward Said (1994)
Category Archives: Animation
The Great Book Robbery
Farewell my library! Farewell mansion of wisdom, temple of philosophers, institute of science, council house of literature! ~ Khalil Sakakini
Fatenah: an animation made in Palestine
This wonderful animation — the first wholly produced in Palestine — tells a very human Palestinian story about a 28 year old woman living in the Gaza Strip. Her life changes when she discovers she has breast cancer. Meanwhile, also … Continue reading
Waltz With Bashir: An Animation
An unlikely-sounding film release — an animation about a massacre detailed from one who was on the side of the co-perpetrators — has been getting attention in Cannes. Waltz With Bashir is about the struggle of the filmmaker and former … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Video, Violence, War, War crimes
Tagged Ari Folman, Bashir Gemayal, Dr Ang Swee Chai, Robert Fisk, Sabra and Shatila, Sonja Karkar, Waltz With Bashir
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