Jun 13 2019
Film Screening: Refusing to be Enemies: The Zeitouna Story

Film Screening: Refusing to be Enemies: The Zeitouna Story

Presented by Kalamazoo Institute of Arts at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

This film profiles a self-formed group of twelve ordinary women, six Arabs and six Jews, calling themselves Zeitouna, the Arab word for olive tree. Some of the women are American-born, others are immigrants; one is a Holocaust survivor, another is a survivor of the Nakbah's terror; their ages span 40 years. The film does not attempt to answer questions of right and wrong, or how to break the deadlock of the Middle East conflict. Instead, it offers living proof of how the journey of personal transformation may pave the way to socio-political transformation and peace. Ann Arbor Filmmaker Laurie White is a founding member of Zeitouna and will be here with additional Zeitouna members for a discussion after the screening.

Admission Info

$5 for non-members/$2 for students/free for members, active military, youth 12 & under, and school groups.

Dates & Times

2019/06/13 - 2019/06/13

Location Info

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

314 S. Park Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007