[Sfbay-video] This Week> July War: 2006 War in Lebanon /with filmmaker Brandon Jourdan

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apologies, the date should be corrected to Sunday May 31st for the SF  
screening, updated announcement below, please forward to your contacts.

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> July War
>
> 2 Bay Area Screenings
>
> with filmmaker Brandon Jourdan
>
> San Francisco: Sunday, May 31
> New Nothing Cinema
> 16 Sherman Street
> Between 6th street and 7th street, off of Folsom, in SOMA
> 8 p.m.
>
> Oakland: Tuesday, June 2
> AK Press
> 674-A 23rd St. (Between MLK and San Pablo Ave.)
> 7 p.m.
> Free To All, Donations Accepted. for info: 415.255.6304
>
> About the Movie
>
> July War takes a raw and unflinching look at the devastating first- 
> hand effects of the 2006 Israeli military offensive in Lebanon. This  
> powerful documentary examines the broader impact of the global war  
> on terrorism, using the war in Lebanon as a specific case study, and  
> questions whether it has actually curbed, or perhaps increased,  
> Islamic militancy. It also reflects on the US and Iranian role in  
> the war and the failures of current policy in the Middle East by  
> Western governments and their allies.
>
> The documentary covers many angles of this complex war and its  
> devastating impact on Lebanon's people, economy, and environment,  
> and allows for a broader public audience to access this complicated  
> political situation. Simultaneously, this documentary carefully  
> deconstructs Israel's pretext for starting the conflict, the failure  
> of both sides to avoid civilian deaths, the United States' role in  
> the conflict, the role of Hizbullah in Lebanese society and as a  
> proxy for Iran and Syria, and the failure of the United Nations to  
> implement a ceasefire.  July War combines stock footage and  
> interviews with academics, politicians, human rights' experts,  
> military officials, and journalists with cinema verite footage of  
> Lebanese civilians in areas hard hit by the 2006 war.
>
> view trailer at:
>
> http://julywar.blogspot.com/
>
> About the Filmmaker
>
> William Brandon Jourdan is an award-winning independent filmmaker,  
> journalist, and writer. Recently, Jourdan's films and journalism  
> have focused primarily on the Middle East. His current film, the  
> July War, is based on the 2006 war in Lebanon and the consequences  
> of the war. Jourdan has contributed to the Democracy Now!, New York  
> Times, New York Daily News, Univision, Newsday, Reuters, Link TV,  
> Deep Dish TV, the Independent Media Center, Now with Bill Moyers,  
> Foreign Exchange, Free Speech Television, the INN World Report, and  
> to Amnesty International video projects.  His films have screened at  
> film festivals around the world, the Museum of Modern Art, and in  
> the 2006 Whitney Biennial.
>
>
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