OPEN BETHLEHEM - A big film about a small town. A documentary feature by Leila Sansour
OPEN BETHLEHEM is a story of a homecoming to the world’s most famous little town. The film spans seven momentous years in the life of Bethlehem, revealing a city of astonishing beauty and political strife under occupation.
OPEN BETHLEHEM is a story of a homecoming to the world’s most famous little town. The film spans seven momentous years in the life of Bethlehem, revealing a city of astonishing beauty and political strife under occupation.
Please get in touch if you think you can organize your own screening. Contact: Screenings@OpenBethlehem.org or if you are based in the USA, Canada or Middle East please contact our film distributor, Bullfrogfilms.
Follow our news to be kept informed about new screenings or if you want to get involved. You can find out more about the film and the project by visiting Open Bethlehem in Pictures and joining our mailing list. Please support our film.
Follow our news to be kept informed about new screenings or if you want to get involved. You can find out more about the film and the project by visiting Open Bethlehem in Pictures and joining our mailing list. Please support our film.
Watch the Trailer
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Selected "Film of the Week" by The Guardian "A ninety-minute epic that transcends politics and normal cinema" Daoud Kuttab - Middle East Monitor "Undeniably Potent and Poignant" Radio Times "Powerful" Time Out London |
Current screenings and events
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Thursday 17 May, 2018
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St Ignatius Church
Boston College 28 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill MA 02467 |
A conversation with the leadership of the Holy land Christian Ecumenical Foundation and Open Bethlehem
Including a screening of Open Bethlehem (30 minute version) |
6.30pm
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Past screenings
Thank you for all your support for our USA tour. Here is a list of screenings from our latest tour. If you would like to organise a screening in the USA, Canada or worldwide for your university or community please contact Bullfrogfilms.
If you are based in the UK please contact info@openbethlehem.org
If you are based in the UK please contact info@openbethlehem.org
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Wednesday 13 December 2017
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FIRST ONTARIO PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, 250 St Paul Street, St Catharines, L2R 3M2
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Screening of Open Bethlehem with Q&A
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7pm
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Tuesday
12 December 2017 |
Rayburn 2168
(Gold Room) Capitol Hill Washington DC |
Film screening and Briefing with Leila Sansour
Hosted by the Arab American Institute and Churches for Middle East Peace |
2.00pm
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Sunday 10 December 2017
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Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur Palestinian Film Festival 2017
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Sunday
10 December 2017 |
Lynchburg College's Schewell Hall (Sydnor Performance Theater)
1501 Lakeside Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24501 USA |
Film screening and reception
Hosted by The Church of the Covenant and Lynchburg College's Center for Spiritual Life |
2.00pm
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Info coming
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Wednesday 6 December 2017
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Croydon
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Film screening & Q&A
David Lean Cinema |
7.30pm
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Sunday
3 December 2017 |
Film screening and reception
Hosted by Arizona Palestine Film and Art Festival |
2.00pm
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Saturday
2 December 2017 |
Tucson, Arizona,
USA |
Film screening and reception
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
2.00pm
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Friday
1 December 2017 |
NOTE: VENUE CHANGE
Ontario Convention Center 2000 E Convention Center Way Ontario, CA 91764 USA |
Film screening and Q&A
Hosted by Program Group on Global Partnership, Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles |
8.00pm
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Parking available
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Wednesday
29 November 2017 |
Drew University,
Learning Centre Room 28, 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940 United States |
Film screening and reception
Sponsored by the Department of Economics, Middle East Studies and the Theological School at Drew University |
7:15 pm
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Info coming
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Tuesday
28 November 2017 |
Colombia University,
Schermerhorn Hall- Room 6121198 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY, 10027 |
Film screening and reception
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6:15 pm- 7:45 PM
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Monday
27 November 2017 |
Fordham University,
Room 520 at the Lowenstein Building, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023 USA |
Film screening and reception
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6pm
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Monday
20 November 2017 |
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
441 Freedom Parkway NE Atlanta, GA |
Film screening and reception
Sponsored by Joining Hands for Justice in Palestine/Israel |
6.30pm
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RSVP by Friday, November 17 (seats are limited) to:
Fahed Abu-Akel - 404-441-2702 or fabuakel@gmail.com |
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Sunday
19 November 2017 |
Point Loma Public Library, San Diego, USA
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Film screening
San Diego chapter of Jewish Voice For Peace |
1.30-4pm
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Thursday
16 November 2017 |
George Mason University
Merten Hall 1204, George Mason University |
Film screening
Hosted by One Voice and Dialogue and Difference Project |
1.30- 4pm
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More info from Obada
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Tuesday
14 November 2017 |
Dey 307
UNC Chapel Hill North Carolina |
Film screening and Group discussion
One Voice on Campus |
6.30pm
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More info
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Thursday
9 November 2017 |
Salt Lake City, USA
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Film screening and reception
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
5.30pm
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Wednesday
8 November 2017 |
Las Vegas, USA
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Las Vegas movie screening and discussion with director
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
6.00pm
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Thursday 26 October
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Lewes, UK
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Film screening & Q&A
Lewes Film Depot |
8pm
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Wednesday
25 October 2017 |
Redlands
USA |
Film screening and Q&A
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
7.00pm
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Wednesday 25 October
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Carshalton, UK
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Film screening
Hosted by Sutton 4 Peace and Justice |
7pm
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Tuesday
24 October 2017 |
Pomona,
CA, USA |
Film screening & Q&A
St. Joseph Catholic Church Hosted by the Arab American Community 1150 West Holt Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768 |
7.00pm
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Monday
23 October 2017 |
St. Anthony Catholic Church, Upland,
CA, USA |
Film screening and Q&A
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
7.00pm
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Wednesday
18 October 2017 |
Los Angeles, CA, Loyola Marymount University
USA |
Film screening
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TBC
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CANCELLED
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Tuesday
17 October 2017 |
American University
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One Voice Screening and Q&A
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TBC
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Monday
16 October 2017 |
Room Healy 103
Georgetown University |
One Voice
Movie Screening & Q&A |
6.30pm
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Sunday
15 October 2017 |
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church
9801 Centerway Road, Gaithersburg, MD, USA |
Voices from the Holy Land
Film screening and Q&A |
2.30pm
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Friday
13 October 2017 |
St. Augustine By-The-Sea Parish Hall, 130 Ohua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
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Movie screening
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6pm
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23 September
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Richmond
USA |
Film screening and reception
Richmonders for Peace in Israel and Palestine |
6.00pm
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12 September 2017
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London
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Film screening and reception at Friends House, Euston
With support from Quakers in Britain |
6.30pm
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Help us to reach the world! These tours are an expensive undertaking and we need your support to make it happen.
Please donate today.
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More dates coming soon.
Organise a Screening!We want to share OPEN BETHLEHEM with as many people as possible and will always try and accommodate requests for local screenings. If you are interested in arranging a screening for a group or organisation near you please contact us today.
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Watch the Film Online
You can now watch the 'Open Bethlehem' online here.