Love and Resistance in the Films of Mai Masri /

"A panoramic primer on the films of Mai Masri, renowned for their sensitive and honest visualization, through the eyes of women and children, of the everyday intimacy, dignity, courage, and fragile humanity amidst the searing pain of war and the relentless grinding of structural violence. In s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brittain, Victoria (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Arab Cinema,
Subjects:	Motion pictures-Production and direction. Ethnology-Middle East . Motion pictures. Documentary films. Culture. Directing. Middle Eastern Culture. Global Cinema and TV. Documentary. Global/International Culture. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. A True Story: 3000 Nights (2015)
2. The Israelis and my home - Nablus and Shatila: Under the Rubble (1983); Children of Fire (1990)
3. Torture and Love in South Lebanon: Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon (1986); Women Beyond Borders (2004)
4. The Green Line: War Generation - Beirut (1989)
5. The Disappeared: Suspended Dreams (1992); Lanterns of Memory (2009)
6. My Palestine - Shatila: Children of Shatila (1998)
7. It is my Country: Frontiers of Dreams and Fears (2001)
8. Museum of Memory: Beirut Diaries (2006)
9. "Let the Arabs See": 33 Days (2007)
10. Keeping going: Hanan Ashrawi: A woman of her Time (1995)
11. Conclusion. .