LAND FOR THE NOMADS A film by Lipika Pelham
Documentary, 55 min. Shalom Safranim Ve'Safraniot, Basic human rights – and human interactions are at the core of this documentary. The plight of a Bedouin community in the hills outside of Jerusalem is championed by an unlikely protector in the form of Israeli attorney Shlomo Lecker. Former BBC reporter Lipika Pelham tells the story in a gentle and convincing way. As you can read in the recent review of LAND FOR THE NOMADS in EMRO <http://emro.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=5161> http://emro.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=5161 The Bedouin were displaced from the southern Negev desert around 1950 shortly after the creation of Israel. In what’s seen as a gradual process since the 1970s, state-sponsored Jewish settlements mushroomed up all along the desert, limiting the Bedouins’ nomadic way of life. Shlomo Lecker is an Israeli lawyer who defies all stereotypes. He is a Jew who fights for the Arab Bedouins. He is an Israeli who challenges the Israeli judiciary. The film explores Lecker’s personal relationship with his clients – the lone Israeli who claims that he has a Bedouin soul. LAND FOR THE NOMADS observes issues that are between the personal and the national, the modern and the traditional, the exotic and the familiar, with irony and humor that make the film accessible to a wider audience. Already purchased by Harvard University, Arizona State University and Penn State, LAND FOR THE NOMADS would be a wonderful addition to your collection as well. The purchase price for university libraries is $300 + shipping and handling, and for public libraries is 115 USD + shipping and handling. You can read more about the film at <http://www.ruthfilms.com/land-for-the-nomads.html> http://www.ruthfilms.com/land-for-the-nomads.html and contact us at <mailto:r...@ruthfilms.com> r...@ruthfilms.com With best regards, Ruth Ruth Diskin Films Tel: ++972-2-6724256 Fax: ++972-2-6724210 <mailto:r...@ruthfilms.com> r...@ruthfilms.com <http://www.ruthfilms.com> www.ruthfilms.com ALWAYS BREAKING THROUGH….
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