The Teacher
Drama · 1h 55m
Dir. Farah Nabulsi
November 23rd · 1:00 PM
Roc Cinema
957 S Clinton Ave, Rochester Ny
A Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new relationship with a volunteer worker. Directed by Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning Palestinian British filmmaker, Farah Nabulsi, and staring icon of Arab-independent cinema, Saleh Bakri.
Preceded by Saif Hammash’s, The Deer’s Tooth, details below.
The Deer’s Tooth
Drama · 16m
Dir. Saif Hammash
A young man from a refugee camp embarks on a perilous journey in order to fulfill his little brother's wish: to throw his milk tooth into the sea. The graduate project of emerging Palestinian filmmaker Saif Hammash, The Deer’s Tooth was selected to participate in the international student film competition Le Cinef at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Produced by Dar-al Kalima University in Bethlehem, Palestine.
Followed by The Teacher by Farah Nabulsi.
