Port of Memory
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Cast & Crew
Kamal Aljafari
Salim Bilbesi
Fatmeh Bilbesi
Sadika Bilbesi
Angele Hamati
Kamal Aljafari
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Synopsis
In the ancient port city of Jaffa, Israel, Palestinian homeowner Salim has been ordered to vacate the house that has been in his family for over 40 years and to pay a fine for "squatting." His lawyer tells him that all he can hope for is a settlement from the government-operated housing firm. Salim is resigned to losing the family dwelling. The crumbling but beautiful old homes in this once-wealthy district are now being gentrified by Israelis. Salim, his sister and their elderly mother gaze fixedly ahead as if waiting for the impending end. The sister comes across leaflets from a group opposed to expulsion--she sees other soon-to-be-displaced households as red dots on a map. Family photos and paintings come down so that an Israeli film crew can, ironically, memorialize the vanishing architecture of these indigenous residents.
Director
Kamal Aljafari
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Winter February 14, 2011
Released in United States 2010
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.
Limited Release in United States Winter February 14, 2011 (New York City)
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.)
