2008
November 2008
Sunday 9 November 2008
Sun 9 Nov. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [events]
Avoda Aravit Director: Roni Ninio Country: Israel released 2007 Duration: 100 min. Language: Arabic / Hebrew w/ subtitles Don’t miss this groundbreaking and wildly funny prime-time Israeli TV show, created by Dani Faran and Arab Israeli Sayed Kashua, and the first ever to feature an Arab Israeli family. Amjad is a reporter for a Hebrew-language newspaper whose hilarious attempts to assimilate into mainstream Israeli society expose prejudices and stereotypes on both sides of the country’s Jewish-Arab divide. Stars Salim Daw (Avanti Popolo, James’ Journey to Jerusalem) and Clara Khoury (Syrian Bride), among others. See all the episodes – in or out of order.