Like Twenty Impossibles (2003)
- Original title
- كأننا عشرون مستحيل
- Directed by
- Annemarie Jacir
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Palestine
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Palestinian film crew tries to move between Israeli checkpoints while shooting a movie in the occupied West Bank. The daily obstacles and delays they face build pressure and reveal the difficulties of making art under military occupation.
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What happens
Like Twenty Impossibles (Arabic: كأننا عشرون مستحيل; Ka'inana Ashrun Mustaheel) is an independent short film written and directed by Annemarie Jacir in 2003. Like Twenty Impossibles was Jacir's graduate thesis film while she was attending Columbia University. It is a fiction film shot in occupied Palestine during the Second Intifada about a Palestinian film crew attempting to cross Israeli checkpoints. It received attention when it became the first ever short film from the Arab world to be chosen as an Official Selection of the Cannes International Film Festival. As well as being the first Palestinian short film in Cannes, it also marked the first time a Palestinian female director walked the red carpet. The film went on to win numerous awards and was a National Finalist at the Academy Awards, breaking new ground for Arab cinema. Annemarie Jacir is considered part of the Arab New Wave Cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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