70 min
Javier Corcueran / Fermin Muguruza
Documentary
2009 - Spain
Featuring: Hip-Hop Group DAM band , Khalas band , Amal Murkus, Safaa Arapiyat, Trio Joubran, Sabreen
"This incredible Spanish production spotlights superb talents of the contemporary Palestinian music scene. The film begins with Marcel Khalife at Mahmoud Darwish’s funeral and then traverses Palestine/Israel showcasing a diverse range of musical performances along the way. Rappers, a wedding singer, and classical musicians express their personal struggles through their music. From the billboards and neon of Tel Aviv to the poverty and oppression of Gaza and the West Bank, Checkpoint Rock: Songs of Palestine presents a diversity of extraordinary performers who will change the vision we have of a people under occupation.
Screened with FILM