Born in Jenin, Khaled Jarrar completed his studies in interior design at the Palestine Polytechnic University in 1996. He then started working in photography and is known for his exhibition in 2004 at the Howarra and Qalandya checkpoints where he put up his photos in a manner to be seen by the Israeli soldiers. He also started making films and videos; his first short video “Journey 110” had a big success and was selected at several international festivals and art galleries (Basel Art 41, Instant Video, London Film Festival). In 2011 he graduated from the International Academy of Art (Palestine). As a visual artists, Jarrar works with photography, video and performance. He lately became famous for his project “Live and work in Palestine” which consisted in creating the first unofficial Palestinian stamp that he uses to stamp official passports of people from all nationalities around the world.
2012, Documentary, Features,
70 min:
70 min:
A Film by Khaled Jarrar | 70 min Documentary | Arabic w/ English, French, Italian Subtitles | Produced by Idioms Film | Producer Sami Said | Palestine / Lebanon
Awards
Winner Special Jury Prize, Winner FIPRESCI Award for Best Documentary at Dubai International Film Festival Muhr Arab Documentary UAE, 2013
Winner Jury Documentary Award at Malmo Arab Film Festival Sweden, 2013
Winner Gold Hugo Award at Chicago Film Festival, 2013
Winner Best Documentary Film Award at Al Ard Doc Film festival Cagliari Italy, 2013
Screenings
2014
Karama Human Rights Film festival Palestine
Checkpoint Helsinki Finland
One World – International Human Rights Film Festival Prague, Czech Republic
Eye on Palestine – Arts & Film Festival Belgium
Films from Palestine Amman, Jordan
Salaam Film & Dialog, Denmark
Arab Latin film festival,Buenos Aires- Argentina
AMAL film festival- Santiago de compostila,Spain
Festival Des Libertes, Brussels, Belgium
Doclisboa, Portugal
Salaam Film Festival, Copenhagen – Denmark
Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia
LATINARAB International Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2013
Ayam Beirut Al Cinema’iya – Lebanon
London Palestine Film festival – UK
Docs Barcelona – Spain
Home works 6 – Lebanon
Edinburgh International film festival – UK
Jerusalem Festival – Palestine
Franco-Arab Festival in Ramallah – Palestine
Festival des cinemas Arabes – IMAG’IMA – Institute du Monde Arabe – France
Sarajevo International Film Festival Human rights day – Bosnia Herzegovina
Malmo Arab Film festival – Sweden
Milano International Film Festival – Italy
Toronto Palestine Film Festival – Canada
Chicago Film Festival – USA
Boston Palestine Film Festival – USA
DC Palestine Festival of Arts and Films – USA
Muestra de cine Palestino – Spain
Palestine: filmer c’est exister – Switzerland
Al Ard Doc Film festival – Cagliari, Italy
Middle East: what can cinema do? – France
Festival International du Cinémad’Alger – Jury mention “Filmer à tout prix” Algeria
Synopsis
The film unravels adventures of various attempts by individuals and groups during their search for gaps in the Wall in order to permeate and sneak past it. Lookouts, fear, angst, running, permeation, jumping off, crawling, passing through dark passages, are stages of a complex process of passing through to the “other side” and require a very specific state of mind. Some attempts end in failure, and others in success. Some are caught by the Israeli soldiers and others reach their destination. It’s a cat and mouse game, in which failure leads to more persistence and success is an antithesis to cat’s theories of security.
Credits
Director Khaled Jarrar, Producer Sami Shanaah, Production Company Idioms Film, Cinematographer Khaled Jarrar, Editor Geaton Harem, Sound Design Carl Svensson.
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