Bibliograph

Zero degrees of separation, a film by Elle Flanders

Type

Label

Zero degrees of separation, a film by Elle Flanders

Language

ara

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Zero degrees of separation

Oclc number

945217426

Responsibility statement

a film by Elle Flanders

Runtime

Summary

This feature documentary breaks with the sensationalistic media coverage of the Middle East by documenting the everyday lives of same-sex Palestinian-Israeli couples. Faced with the modern injustices of work visas, checkpoints, harassment and prejudices, these brave individuals resist oppression and take small steps each day to build a sense of peace, mutual respect and hope. Filmmaker Elle Flanders draws on her own story of growing up with Zionist grandparents who were intimately involved in the founding of the state of Israel. Their haunting archival home movies evoke an idealized Israel of the 1950s and summon larger questions about humanity, conflict and nationalist aspiration

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor

Genre