Anthony Baxter follows his previous film 'You've Been Trumped' - 36th CIFF, with a swing at this second contentious golf course, in development on an arid hillside overlooking the stunning city of Dubrovnik. Now The Donald is back, trumpeting plans for another site in the area. For years, residents of Aberdeenshire, Scotland fought his plans to build a luxury golf resort on rare sand dunes. (In Arabic and Hebrew with subtitles) (Photo Courtesy of CIFF)Дonald Trump won't give it a rest. Set in the ten years following the 1982 Lebanon War, Eran Riklis's coming-of-age drama - based on Sayed Kashua's semi-autobiographical book Dancing Arabs - powerfully depicts how systemic prejudice impacts an individual's sense of self. Not yet ready to reject his past entirely, Eyad can't help but fantasize about having A BORROWED IDENTITY. Naomi's parents, for instance, would admittedly rather she get cancer than date an Arab. Still, he cannot escape the stigma associated with his ethnicity among the majority of Jewish Israelis. But thanks to Yonatan, whom Eyad met through a service program, and Naomi, Eyad's Jewish girlfriend, Eyad's experiences in Jerusalem haven't been completely miserable. Having grown up in a predominantly Arab village in Israel, Eyad had a difficult time acclimating to the school. For the past two years, Eyad has been the sole Arab student at a highly competitive boarding school in Jerusalem. 'Sometimes I forget you're an Arab,' says Yonatan, a Jewish Israeli teen with muscular dystrophy, to his best friend Eyad. (In French with subtitles) (Photo Courtesy of CIFF) But can they trust a team of investigators, wire-tappers, and an expert negotiator to outwit a perverse anti-Semite? A true crime drama, based on Ruth Halimi's memoir, 24 DAYS depicts an ordinary family's confrontation with inconceivable hate. Without money to pay the ransom, Ruth and ex-husband Didier seek help from the police. The following day, an anonymous email informs his family that Ilan has been kidnapped and won't be released until they forfeit e 450,000. Yet, Ilan never makes it to Mony's apartment. After dinner, Ilan rushes out to get drinks with sexy Emma, whom he met at work, before his girlfriend Mony gets home. Little does Ruth know, this seemingly innocuous Friday will be the preface to the most horrific experience of her life.

She goes to work, buys a pair of boots for her son Ilan, and then prepares a Shabbat dinner for Ilan and daughter Yael. Janubegins just like any other day for Ruth Halimi, a Parisian receptionist and divorced mother of three adult children. But many will relate to such regrets, inspired by the hopeful thought that maybe there's still time. Some might say Jerry and his pals should just move on. The film also examines the disappointment we feel about the dreams we leave behind. After all this time, is the chemistry still there? Directed by Jeremy Royce, the engaging documentary 20 YEARS OF MADNESS follows the troupe on their quest to bring the show back to life. He hopes his new skills will help to boost the show's production values, something that may have prevented their success. After finishing film school, jobless Jerry decides he wants to get the gang back together for a new episode, inspired by a recent high school reunion. That was 20 years ago though, and these days the cast members are feeling unfulfilled with their current lives.

The sketch comedy program gave its actors a feeling of belonging and allowed them to express their creativity with freedom. In the mid-90s a group of high school kids had a public access show in Detroit called 30 Minutes of Madness. The Media incident shocked many who believed in the integrity of their government, raising the level of cynicism in America for one of the first - but sadly not the last - times.

The film's reenactments and news footage add to this fascinating snapshot of American concerns circa 1971. Now the burglars finally tell their story. An outraged Congress conducted its first-ever investigation of a U.S. The activists shared hundreds of secret documents with the public, revealing the FBI's vast program of spying on citizens. Then they simply walked out the front door. They picked the lock and loaded every file into suitcases. On March 8, 1971, during the 'Fight of the Century' boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, eight activists calling themselves the 'Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI' broke into a small FBI office outside Philadelphia. Before the Pentagon Papers and WikiLeaks, before Edward Snowden's NSA revelations, there was Media, Pennsylvania.

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