Palestine 36 Archives

‘Hamnet’, ‘The Secret Agent’, ‘Eternity’ Take Holiday Bow, Plus More Indies Set For Weekend – Specialty Preview

Topnewsplus4 days ago016 mins

TIFF People’s Choice Award Winner Hamnet, Cannes-decorated The Secret Agent and afterlife romcom Eternity have settled into theaters for the Thanksgiving frame with Friday set to usher in another wave — from Benedict Cumberbatch in The Thing With Feathers and smaller indies like buzzy Sundance documentaries BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions and Teenage Wasteland, a tribute…

‘Palestine 36’ Filmmaker Annemarie Jacir Talks Recreating 1930s Wartime & Modern Relevancy: “People Hear The Other Point Of View From The Victors But There’s Different Stories To Be Told”

Topnewsplus1 week ago020 mins

Old conflicts need new perspectives now more than ever in the modern world. Annemarie Jacir’s latest feature film, Palestine 36, is set against the backdrop of British conflict in Palestine when the territory was under British mandatory control and explores the lead-up to and events of the Palestinian Arab Revolt from 1936 to 1939. Primarily…