The Chicago Palestine Film Festival continues Friday, April 18, through Friday, April 25. Screenings will be at Women in the Director’s Chair Theater, 941 W. Lawrence, and Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St. All screenings are free, but reservations are encouraged; for more information call 312-560-6661. Following is the schedule for April 18 through 24; a complete festival schedule is available on-line at www.chicagoreader.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
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Ahmad Habbash directed this feature (2001, 50 min.) about a diverse group of strangers trying to make sense of their lives as the end of the world draws near. Also on the program: Eyad Zahra’s five-minute short 3azima. (WIDC Theater, 1:30)
Haifawi
This 1998 feature by Nizar Hassan documents the lives of three generations of the Khalil family against the historical backdrop of their exile from Palestine. 93 min. (WIDC Theater, 8:00)
Dutch filmmaker Hans Fel directed this 1998 documentary about Ansar 3, the Israeli detention camp opened after the 1987 intifada. 50 min. (WIDC Theater, 2:00)
This Is Not Living
