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Semeurs d’espoir en terres arides

2015 1 h 29 min
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Ce long métrage documentaire, tourné en Palestine, Israël et Jordanie, présente des militants passionnés dans leur tentative de faire respecter les droits de la personne. Ce film intimiste dépeint le travail de terrain d’animateurs communautaires, de psychologues, d’avocats et de bénévoles de toutes allégeances, œuvrant au cœur même des populations. Leur but : susciter un changement démocratique durable et partager l’espoir d’un monde meilleur. La cinéaste chevronnée, Helene Klodawsky a consacré cinq ans à gagner la confiance des protagonistes. Elle met à profit sa connaissance de la région pour offrir une perspective originale et sans précédent du Moyen-Orient.

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Ce long métrage documentaire, tourné en Palestine, Israël et Jordanie, présente des militants passionnés dans leur tentative de faire respecter les droits de la personne. Ce film intimiste dépeint le travail de terrain d’animateurs communautaires, de psychologues, d’avocats et de bénévoles de toutes allégeances, œuvrant au cœur même des populations. Leur but : susciter un changement démocratique durable et partager l’espoir d’un monde meilleur. La cinéaste chevronnée, Helene Klodawsky a consacré cinq ans à gagner la confiance des protagonistes. Elle met à profit sa connaissance de la région pour offrir une perspective originale et sans précédent du Moyen-Orient.

  • participation
    Talal Qdah
    Rimaa Muhamed
    Amit Kitain
    Merav Moshe Grodofsky
    Sami Kilani
    Nuha Dwaikat Shae
    Jim Torczyner
  • script
    Helene Klodawsky
  • direction
    Helene Klodawsky
  • narration
    Helene Klodawsky
  • photography directing
    Alex Margineanu
  • editing
    Hannele Halm
  • research
    Helene Klodawsky
    Jodi Hope Michaels
    David Leduc
    Alex Margineanu
  • supplementary footage
    François Dagenais
  • location sound
    Sarah Kaskas
    Yishai Ilan
    Amir Boverman
    Issam Rishmawi
    Shiraz Rishmawi
  • None
    Hisham Aerout
    Sylvain Robillard
    Olivier Deslauriers Prud'homme
    Amélie Labrèche
    Olivier Lamarre
    Franck Le Coroller
    Stéphanie Vaillancourt
    Marie-Ève Vignola
    Yannick Carrier
    Mélanie Bouchard
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Isabelle Limoges
    Ian Quenneville
  • production assistance
    Serene Husni
    Nava Mizrahi
    Najwa Mubarki
    Nidal Rafa
  • location research
    Serene Husni
    Nava Mizrahi
    Najwa Mubarki
    Nidal Rafa
  • original music
    Olivier Alary
  • sound design
    Benoît Dame
    Catherine Van Der Donckt
  • sound editing
    Benoît Dame
    Catherine Van Der Donckt
  • sound effects creation
    Stéphane Cadotte
  • photographs
    John Lucas
    Serene Husni
    Alex Margineanu
  • translation
    Serene Husni
    Sharonne Cohen
  • additional translation
    Tomer Gendler
    Waleed Almusharaf
    Ali Alousi
  • transcripts
    Serene Husni
    Sharonne Cohen
    Hélène Laporte-Rawji
  • driver
    Muhammed Zreigat
    George Farah
    Abed Tariq
  • post-production supervisor
    Anne-Marie Bousquet
  • post-production coordination
    Myriam Therrien
    Jean-François Laprise
  • colourization
    Yannick Carrier
  • digital editing technician
    Isabelle Painchaud
    Pierre Dupont
    Patrick Trahan
  • voice recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • sound mixer
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • production coordinator
    Camila Blos
    Shiraz Janjua
    Christine Williams
    Virginie Neveu
  • program administrator
    Leslie Anne Poyntz
  • production accountant
    Martine Brunelle
  • legal advisor
    Remy Khouzam
    Stéphanie L'Écuyer
    Dominique Aubry
  • insurance
    Bernard Guillemette
  • marketing officer
    François Jacques
  • media relations officer
    Pat Dillon
  • executive producer
    Nathalie Barton
    Annette Clarke
  • producer
    Nathalie Barton
    Kat Baulu
    Ravida Din

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Education

Ages 15 to 18
School subjects

Warnings: smoking, rape (discussion/definition)

Discuss the similarities in the three regions of the film (Amman, Jordan; Sderot, Israel; Nablus, Palestine). Are there similarities to any communities in Canada today or in the past? Remember to consider urban, rural and Indigenous communities.

Divide into groups and discuss one of the following quotes:

  • “Hope as a weapon”;
  • “Rights are universal”;
  • “Hope must be chosen. It is a duty”;
  • “Your degree is your weapon.”

Check the current status of the International Community Action Network (ICAN) at McGill University. What are the most recent successes or challenges they are reporting? Explore the work of Amnesty International and compare it to ICAN.

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