Once Upon a Time in the Middle East by Al Massad
(Jordan/The Netherlands, 2004, 3 min, Beta SP) U.S. Premiere

Synopsis:

This rapid-fire allegory retells the history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as that of an innocent baby, pushed out from the safe environment of his mother's womb.

Followed by Our Listeners Request

Post-screening panel discussion with Jonathan Shannon (Hunter College) and Suhail Shadoud (Columbia University)

Filmmaker's Bio:

Mahmoud Al Massad, a filmmaker, was born in Jordan in 1969. He studied Film & Art at Yarmouk University in Jordan and went on to study and work in film production in Romania, Italy, and Germany and Holland. Since then, Al Massad has made more than 10 shorts films and documentaries, including his renowned short feature film Shatter Hassan (2001), which was warmly received by international critics and festivals. His other films include Gare de Lyon (2002) De Mercatorplein (1999), Ritual (1998) MARA'A (1997) and The Model Show (1997)

Print Source Information:

Al Massad Bashafilm
Pauwstraat 7
3512 TG Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: 31 30 23 81718 
Fax: 31 30 24 00 490
e-mail: almasad2002@yahoo.com
www.bashafilm.com