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Catalog  New Release Arab Labor |
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Arab Labor
Israel, 2007 | TV Fiction, 10 X 24 min, | Video
Director:
Roni Ninio
Script: Sayed Kashua
Producers: Daniel Paran
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| Synopsis |
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 "…a groundbreaking TV Show that finds humor in sharing a homeland."
-The Chicago Tribune
 " Kashua has managed to barge through cultural barriers and bring an Arab point of view into the mainstream of Israeli entertainment."
-The New York Times
 " Sayed Kashua, a noted satirist, offers a wry take on the challenges and foibles of an Arab family loosely based on his own."
-The Los Angeles Times
Arab labor deals with the Arab status In Israeli society, the controversy surrounding issues of identity and the sensitivities of both populations. The series explores the daily conflicts that Arabs face between the desire to integrate and their own values and traditions.
Amjad is a 35-year-old Arab journalist, married to Bushara (a social worker) and father to Maya. In order to become the darling of the In-crowd, Amjad is willing to lie, flatter and conceal all of his Arab traits. Meanwhile, he vehemently represents the suffering of Arabs at any given forum. This excessive Israelization is a source of conflict between Amjad and his conservative parents. His wife mocks his ways and deeds, but shows restraint in order to preserve domestic peace. Amjad`s only ally is his friend Meir (an Israeli Jew) - a photographer who works with him at the newspaper, a sworn bachelor who falls In love with Amal, Bushara`s feminist Arab friend.
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Awards and Festivals |
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Awards:
Best Israeli series, Jerusalem International Film Festival 2008
Accollade Prize for Best Comic series, LA 2008 |
Festivals:
New Jersey Jewish Film Festival 2009
Centre Communautaire Laïc Juif- Brussels, 2009
Sao Paulo Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Caracas Jewish Film Festival, 2009
FilmIsreal festival, The Netherlands, 2009
Rochester Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Silicon Valley Israel Minifest, 2009
Toronto Jewish Film Festival - more screneings - 2009
UK Jewish Film Festival - special screening 2009
NJ Celebration of Israeli Film & Culture, 2009
Tampa Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Maine Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Seattle Jewish Film Festival 2009
Denver Jewish Film Festival 2009
New Jersey Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Cinema Tout Ecran -Geneva Select Market, 2008
Washington Jewish Film Festival - USA, 2008
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival - USA, 2008
Other Israel Film Festival - USA, 2008
Chicago Jewish Film Festival - USA, 2008
Boston Jewish Film Festival - USA, 2008
Berlin Jewish Film Festival - Germany, 2008
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival - USA, 2008
Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Canada, 2008
UK Jewish Film Festival - 2008
Israeli House, San Francisco, US 2008
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, 2009
REEL ISRAEL Cleveland. 2009
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More Credits |
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| Script: Sayed Kashua |
| Production Company: Paran Productions, Ltd. |
| Co-Production Company: Sayed Kashua |
| Original Language: Hebrew, Arabic |
| Subtitles: English |
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" Kashua has managed to barge through cultural barriers and bring an Arab point of view into the mainstream of Israeli entertainment."
-The New York Times
" Sayed Kashua, a noted satirist, offers a wry take on the challenges and foibles of an Arab family loosely based on his own."
-The Los Angeles Times
"…a groundbreaking TV Show that finds humor in sharing a homeland."
-The Chicago Tribune
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