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Yacoub
199226 min 48 secFilm: Documentary, Children's film
Direction: Beverly Shaffer
Production: Beverly ShafferColin Neale
A portrait of nine-year-old Yacoub, a Palestinian who lives in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem. He studies English and French at school, and enjoys shopping at outdoor markets and helping at his uncle's falafel shop. He'd like to be free to go out and play with his friends without his parents worrying about his safety. As we accompany him in his daily activities, we see how his life is affected by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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Subject categories
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Christianity
- Foreign Countries > Israel
- War, Conflict and Peace > Middle EastWar and Youth
- Children and Youth > War and YouthYouth of the World
Credits
- director
- Beverly Shaffer
- producer
- Beverly Shaffer
- Colin Neale
- executive producer
- Colin Neale
- camera
- Kent Nason
- sound
- Jacques Drouin
- editing
- Sidonie Kerr
- sound editing
- Tony Reed
- re-recording
- Adrian Croll
- music
- Ibrahim Naddaf
Awards
- Special Jury AwardYorkton Film Festival
- Silver Apple Award - Category: Portraits of Places and Communities / Middle SchoolNational Educational Media Network Competition
- Honorable Mention - Category: Social Issues International Film and Video Festival