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202412 minPGdoc-short

Colonialism Historical Events

[anan]

202412 minPGdoc-short

Route 3199 in the Negev desert is filmed in a 12-minute work that reflects on Chantal Akerman's legacy and the ongoing Nakba in Palestine.

Colonialism Historical Events

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Sirah Foighel Brutmann,

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Route 3199 in the Negev desert is filmed in a 12-minute work that reflects on Chantal Akerman's legacy and the ongoing Nakba in Palestine.

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Eitan Efratdirector

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Chantal Akerman filmed route 3199 in the Negev desert before her death in 2015. [anan] revisits this location in southern Israel and Palestine. The film addresses themes of mourning Akerman and acknowledges the ongoing Nakba. It focuses on the relationship between European Jewry and the settler colonization of Palestine by Zionism. This 12-minute documentary was released in 2024.

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