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 |
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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17/12/2017
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St Ignatius Church
Boston College |
A conversation with the leadership of the Holy land Christian Ecumenical Foundation and Open Bethlehem
Including a screening of Open Bethlehem (30 mins version) |
6.30pm
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13/12/2017
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FIRST ONTARIO PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE,
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Screening of Open Bethlehem with Q&A
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7pm
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12/12/2017
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Congress
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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10/12/2017
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Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur Palestinian Film Festival 2017
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10/12/2017
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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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6/12/2017
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Croydon
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Film screening & Q&A
David Lean Cinema |
7.30pm
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3/12/2017 |
Film screening and reception
Hosted by Arizona Palestine Film and Art Festival |
2.00pm
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2/12/2017
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Tucson, Arizona,
USA |
Film screening and reception
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
2.00pm
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1/12/2017
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Ontario Convention Center, USA
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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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29/11/2017 |
Drew University,
Madison, NJ, USA |
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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28/11/2017
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Colombia University,
New York, |
Film screening and reception
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6:15 pm- 7:45 PM
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27/11/2017
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Fordham University,
Room New York, USA |
Film screening and reception
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6pm
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20/11/ 2017
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Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
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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19/11/2017
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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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16/11/2017
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George Mason University
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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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14/11/2017
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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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9/11/2017
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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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8/11/2017
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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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26/10/2017
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Lewes, UK
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Film screening & Q&A
Lewes Film Depot |
8pm
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25/10/2017
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Redlands
USA |
Film screening and Q&A
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
7.00pm
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25/10/2017
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Carshalton, UK
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Film screening
Hosted by Sutton 4 Peace and Justice |
7pm
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24/10/2017
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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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23/10/2017
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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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18/10/2017
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Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA, |
Film screening
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TBC
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CANCELLED
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17/10/ 2017
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American University
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One Voice Screening and Q&A
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TBC
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16/10/2017
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Georgetown University
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One Voice
Movie Screening & Q&A |
6.30pm
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15/10/2017
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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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13/10/2017
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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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23/09/2017
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Richmond
USA |
Film screening and reception
Richmonders for Peace in Israel and Palestine |
6.00pm
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12/09/2017
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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.