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	Promises
	Dirs. Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg, Carlos Bolado US 2001 Perhaps one of the most relevant films of the year, Promises focuses on seven Palestinian and Israeli children between the ages of 9-13. Filmed during 1995-1998, a brief period between the Intifada (Palestinian uprising) and the current turmoil, Promises deals with the religious and national conflicts that have shaped these children's lives. The children speak directly and without self-censorship and are both true mirrors of their cultures and spokespeople for future generations of Israelis and Palestinians. Each child offers a dramatic, emotional and sometimes hilarious insight into what it's like to grow up in the charged and complex city of Jerusalem. These are real, multi-dimensional people, not simple stereotypes perpetuated by the mainstream media. Though they live only 20 minutes apart, the seven children exist in completely separate worlds; the physical, historical and emotional obstacles between them run deep. Promises explores the nature of these boundaries and tells the story of a few children who dare to cross the lines to meet their neighbors. (106m)

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