Palestinian filmmakers defy circumstance
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In a flip-flop of reality, a surly Palestinian soldier guards a West Bank checkpoint, as a line of haggard Israelis wait to have their ID cards examined.
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A documentary about Islam  and homosexuality is vying for attention at the Toronto  International Film Festival, where high-profile movies set in  the Middle East are already making a splash.
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A cameraman shoots video footage backdropped by a row of posters depicting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Kalandia, prior to a PLO leadership meeting at the compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday Nov. 6, 2004.
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A little travel has gone a long way toward changing perceptions in Gaza.
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If peace lies in acceptance, then no one told the filmmaker Daniel SÃ¡nchez ArÃ©valo, whose first feature portrays repressed longing with been-there, done-that assurance.
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A pro-Palestinian documentary that presents a condensed argument in favor of prosecuting Israeli leaders in the court of American public opinion.
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The prolific Abbas-Mustan admit their new film entitled Race has
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No bombs. No bloodshed. No bin Laden.  Belly dancing is the theme Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch says  can best communicate the Arab world to the West and reconcile  cultural differences.
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Two new films shed light on Pakistan's  deep-rooted social and political problems by looking at them  through the eyes of a child.
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Israeli authorities install cameras to film excavation work being carried out near the holiest site in Jerusalem.
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The world watches the unfolding drama as the man who has become the symbol for Palestinian nationalism seems to hover between life and death.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - For most Palestinians, black-hooded gunmen have long been respected symbols of resistance against Israeli occupation.
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An Israeli documentary over military actions  in Sinai in 1967 causes a firestorm of protest in  Egypt. But both governments would prefer to ignore  the matter
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Faithful to Islamic law's prohibition against representing its title character, this movie gives a prophet's-eye-view on the story.
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Al-Madinah Theater was supposed to show art films this summer. Instead it has become a home to scores of refugees, and a cultural oasis where their children can act, draw and watch movies.
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When Amin Matalqa made his  first feature film in his native Jordan, he got some local  attention, but when his "Captain Abu Raed" earned a spot at the  Sundance Film Festival, the director saw his ticket into U.S.  movie theaters.
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Gaza&#039;s transformation into a battlefield is a tale of lost opportunity and clashing visions.