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Tinghir-Jerusalem (Morocco/Israel), 2013, Color, 87 min. In English and Hebrew, French, Berber, and Arabic w/English subtitles. Director/Producer: Kamal Hachkar. Distributor: Icarus Films; 32 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201; (718) 488-8900; www.icarusfilms.com

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2016

Megan Geissler*
Affiliation:
Middle East Policy Council

Extract

Tinghir-Jerusalem is a documentary about exile and identity, with an unremarkable Moroccan village at its epicenter. Director, producer, and narrator Kamal Hachkar brings us along, quite literally, on a journey to explore his insecure sense of self while examining a broader narrative about the exodus to Israel of his natal town's Berber Jewish population. With a shared, idealized notion of “home,” Hachkar and his subjects explore what it means to exist liminally, in between both place and time.

Type
Film Reviews
Copyright
Copyright © Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc. 2016 

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