10 min
Nabeel Alraee and Michaela Miranda: Jenin Freedom Theatre
Fiction
2009 - Palestine
North American Premiere

Featuring Faysal Abu Alheja, Boxer

Eyad Hourani, Squealer
Rami Hwael, Old Major
Dana Jarrar, Snowball
Batoul Taleb, Molly
Qais Assaadi, Benjamin
Rabe’a Turkman, Clover
Haroun Alrasheed, Moses
Mo’men Switat, Jones
Ahmad Al-Rokh, Napoleon
Zina Zaarour, Chicken

ARTISTIC SUPERVISION
Juliano Mer Khamis

TPFF pays tribute to the life and work of actor, director, activist Juliano Mer Khamis. Mer Khamis was the General Director of the Jenin Freedom Theatre, founded by his late mother Arna. The theatre in the Jenin refugee camp offers youth in the camp a safe and creative way to express themselves and build valuable skills. The film consists of interviews with the actors and Mer Khamis on their controversial production of Orwell’s Animal Farm interpreted with a Palestinian twist.

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Screened with Zahara & Checkpoint