LEADER 04582nam 22006495 450 001 9910731457503321 005 20230608194607.0 010 $a3-031-18858-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-18858-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30590869 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30590869 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-18858-9 035 $a(CKB)26872577300041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926872577300041 100 $a20230608d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aKnights of Cinema $eThe Story of the Palestine Film Unit /$fby Khadijeh Habashneh 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (238 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Studies in Arab Cinema,$x2731-4901 311 08$aPrint version: Habashneh, Khadijeh Knights of Cinema Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031188572 327 $a1. Origins in Amman: Scenes and Narratives -- 2 Development of the Photography Department -- 3 Creation of the Palestine Film Unit -- 4 The Palestine Film Unit in Lebanon -- 5 From Palestine Film Unit to Palestinian Cinema Institution -- 6 Accelerated Development at the Institute -- 7 The Israeli Invasion of Southern Lebanon and the Siege of Beirut -- 8 Search for the Lost Films of the Palestinian Cinema Institution -- . 330 $aThis book consists of an account of the creation of the Palestine Film Unit (PFU) and its founding members, from the photography department in the early years of the Palestinian revolution (1967-1968), to its evolution in the mid-1970?s into the Palestinian Cinema Institution. Khadijeh Habashneh weaves her own memories into excerpts from letters and other communications of survivors, friends and PFU family members, with writings by scholars who analyzed the work and the contributions of this remarkable film movement (from the late 1960?s to early 1980?s). As such it offers a unique perspective on this aspect of Palestine film history that ended in the loss of its archive in the mid 1980?s, providing details that have not been previously published in English. Khadijeh Habashneh (also known as Khadijeh Abu Ali) is a researcher, film maker, and activist for women?s rights and human rights. She worked as a volunteer with the PFU, and became an integral member in 1974, when the unit evolved into the Palestinian Cinema Institution (PCI). From 1976-1982, she worked as the head of the Archive and Cinematheque of the PCI, and wrote and directed two documentaries, including Children Without Childhood, also known as Children Nevertheless. Habashneh has also worked extensively on women?s issues. She was a founding member and served as executive member in the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW) from 1980-2009, was a founding member and vice president of the Center for Women?s Studies in Jordan 1989-1997 and taught and published several books and articles in this field. Translator Nadine Fattaleh,, currently a PHD student in Media, Culture, and Communications at New York University, has an M.S. in Architecture from Columbia University, and previously worked on projects for spatial research at the MMAG Foundation for Art and Culture in Jordan. Translation Editor Samirah Alkassim, an assistant professor in the Film and Video Studies program at George Mason University, writes about Arab cinema and co-edits the Palgrave Studies on Arab Cinema. 410 0$aPalgrave Studies in Arab Cinema,$x2731-4901 606 $aEthnology?Middle East 606 $aCulture 606 $aMotion pictures?History 606 $aMotion pictures 606 $aTelevision broadcasting 606 $aMiddle Eastern Culture 606 $aFilm and TV History 606 $aFilm and Television Studies 615 0$aEthnology?Middle East. 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aMotion pictures?History. 615 0$aMotion pictures. 615 0$aTelevision broadcasting. 615 14$aMiddle Eastern Culture. 615 24$aFilm and TV History. 615 24$aFilm and Television Studies. 676 $a791.43095694 676 $a791.43095694 700 $aHabashneh$b Khadijeh$01369372 701 $aAlkassim$b Samirah$0866429 701 $aFattaleh$b Nadine$01369373 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910731457503321 996 $aKnights of Cinema$93395534 997 $aUNINA