Four episodes of Arab Labor, directed by Roni Ninio and Yaakov Goldwasser, is showing at the AMC Loews Mountainside Theatre. It is also showing at 11:00 a.m. on November 2.
Seinfeld meets All in the Family in creator Sayed Kashua's hilarious Israeli sitcom take on the Arab-Israeli conflict. The series focuses on the family and the work situations of Amjad, a Palestinian journalist and Israeli citizen. Much of the comedy is derived from the paradox of Amjad's love-hate relationship with his Arab identity and his simultaneous wish to integrate comfortably into Israeli society. Poking fun at the cultural divide, Kashua's characters play on religious, cultural and political differences to daringly depict Jerusalem's mixed society. The show marked a milestone on Israeli television - it was the first program to present Palestinian characters speaking Arabic on primetime.
Also showing, the short The Tailor, directed by Gordon Grinberg.
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The Film Festival is sponsored by the JCC of Central New Jersey in Scotch Plains.
