Women Under Seige

Synopsis

Rashadiyah, a town in Southern Lebanon six miles from the Israeli border became, in 1964, a camp for 14,000 Palestinian refugees but in 1968 was destroyed by the Israelis. The camp later re-grouped. The film records interviews with the people living in a place of seige. Everyone interviewed expressed a commitment to the revolution. The film shows how the position of women has changed in recent years. One year after the film was shot Israeli forces overran the Rashadiyah and the fate of most people seen in the film is unknown. RAI*

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 26 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1982

Availability

Hire

Subjects

Anthropology; Sociology

Keywords

Lebanon; Palestine; Rashadiyah; refugees; women

Credits

Director

Elizabeth Fernea; Marilyn Gaunt

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media

Email

sales@concordvideo.co.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726012

Fax

01473 274531

Address

Rosehill Centre
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Ipswich
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