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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Very disturbing but also fascinating (short) movie called “Pallywood,…
according to Palestinian sources”. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://seconddraft.org/streaming/pallywood.wmv">http://seconddraft.org/streaming/pallywood.wmv</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The (pseudo) documentary tries to make the argument that the
images of violence against Palestinians in the intifada are part of a movie
production aimed at spreading lies against the Israeli security forces. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> “Welcome to Pallywood. Pallywood
is a bustling industry of al fresco cinema, staged news filmed in real time
against the backdrop of a complex conflict we all think we know. It has
directors, make up men, sets, extras, often playing dead or injured, props,
especially ambulances, plenty of cameramen and sometimes large audiences”
(from the movie) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It’s amazing how good argumentation skills, a couple
of scenes (that may or may not be faked by Palestinians) and good use of images
can make 4.000 deaths since September 2000, 30.000 injuries and hundreds of
destroyed homes look like a big Hollywood movie. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>- Ayah Bdeir</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Master's Candidate in Media Arts and
Sciences</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Computing Culture Group</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>MIT Media Lab</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="http://web.media.mit.edu/~ayah"><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>http://web.media.mit.edu/~ayah</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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