NYU Students for Justice in Palestine

present

Children of Shatila

a documentary by

May Masri

Tuesday, March 6, 2001

7:30 PM

Kevorkian Auditorium

50 Washington Square South

(entrance on Sullivan St.)

Shatila camp first became known after the horrific 1982 Sabra-Shatila massacre, which shocked the world. Located in Beirut's "belt of misery" the camp is home to 15,000 Palestinians and Lebanese who share a common experience of displacement, unemployment and poverty.

Fifty years after the exile of their grandparents from Palestine, the children of Shatila camp attempt to come to terms with the overwhelming realities of being refugees in a camp which has survived massacre, siege and starvation. Documentary filmmaker, Mai Masri focuses on the lives of two Palestinian children: Farah, age 11 and Issa, age 12. Given video cameras, the two express the realities of their daily lives and their history. The story of the camp evolves from their personal narratives as Farah and Issa articulate the feelings and hopes of their generation.

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