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Gerriets Supports Cinema Jenin Project |
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Umkirch, December 18, 2009
The only movie theatre in the West Bank town of Jenin has been closed since 1987. Now Ismail Khatib of Jenin and German documentary filmmaker Marcus Vetter plan to bring the Jenin’s cinema back to life.
Ismail Khatib and Marcus Vetter were inspired to take on the mission of refurbishing Jenin’s historic cinematheque during the making of Vetter’s documentary “The Heart of Jenin.” The film tells the story of Mr. Khatib’s decision, within hours of his young son’s being shot dead by Israeli soldiers in 2005, to allow the boy’s organs to be transplanted into critically ill Israeli children. “Heart of Jenin” received the Cinema for Peace Award for Most Valuable Documentary of 2009.
Renovations are scheduled for completion in the spring of 2010. Gerriets, the theatrical equipment company, is donating materials. In August the theatre will host the city’s first international film festival, which a number of prominent guests, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Mikhail Ghorbachev, and Roger Waters (of the band Pink Floyd), have already agreed to attend.
Contact:
Gerriets GmbH
Andreas Gause
Im Kirchenhürstle 5-7
79224 Umkirch
Telefon +49 (0) 7665 960-206
agause@gerriets.com |
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