Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace
Narrated by Debra Winger, Lilly Rivlin's passionate documentary focuses on Israeli and Palestinian women who insist on dialogue across enemy lines, showing a way to peaceful coexistence. The mother of a slain Israeli soldier and the sister of a Palestinian woman killed in Jerusalem speak publicly together to stop the deadly violence that has overtaken the Middle East. The two look so much alike that audiences may have difficulty recognizing which is Israeli and which Palestinian. Other voices include an Orthodox Jew who has engaged in dialogue with Palestinians since 1986, when such conversations were illegal in Israel; fearless Israeli female volunteers who intervene at checkpoints on behalf of Palestinians; and Palestinian women who seek alternatives to suicide bombing for the young. These women are truly among the saviors of our time. — S. Handsher
Discussion with special guests from the film follows screenings.
Presented in association with The Women's Interfaith Dialogue on the Middle East and the Israel Center of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Director: Lilly Rivlin
Producer: Lilly Rivlin
Screenwriter: Lilly Rivlin
Cinematographer: Andrei Brauns, Shiri Bar On, Barbara Becker, Larry Price, Lilly Rivlin
Editor: Pola Rapaport
Print Source: Lilly's Productions
463 West Street Apt 510 A
New York, NY, 10014
Tel: 212.242.0327
Email: lilith@att.net
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