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DESCRIPTION:July War\n\n2 Bay Area Screenings\n\nwith filmmaker Brandon Jourdan\n\nSan 
 Francisco: Sunday, May 31\nNew Nothing Cinema\n16 Sherman Street\nBetween 
 6th street and 7th street, off of Folsom, in SOMA \n8 p.m.\n\nOakland: 
 Tuesday, June 2\nAK Press\n674-A 23rd St. (Between MLK and San Pablo 
 Ave.)\n7 p.m.\nFree To All, Donations Accepted. for info: 415.255.6304 
 \n\nAbout the Movie\n\nJuly War takes a raw and unflinching look at the 
 devastating first-hand effects of the 2006 Israeli military offensive in 
 Lebanon. This powerful documentary examines the broader impact of the 
 global war on terrorism, using the war in Lebanon as a specific case study, 
 and questions whether it has actually curbed, or perhaps increased, Islamic 
 militancy. It also reflects on the US and Iranian role in the war and the 
 failures of current policy in the Middle East by Western governments and 
 their allies.\n\nThe documentary covers many angles of this complex war and 
 its devastating impact on Lebanon's people, economy, and environment, and 
 allows for a broader public audience to access this complicated political 
 situation. Simultaneously, this documentary carefully deconstructs Israel's 
 pretext for starting the conflict, the failure of both sides to avoid 
 civilian deaths, the United States' role in the conflict, the role of 
 Hizbullah in Lebanese society and as a proxy for Iran and Syria, and the 
 failure of the United Nations to implement a ceasefire.  July War combines 
 stock footage and interviews with academics, politicians, human rights' 
 experts, military officials, and journalists with cinema verite footage of 
 Lebanese civilians in areas hard hit by the 2006 war. \n\nview trailer 
 at:\n\nhttp://julywar.blogspot.com/\n\nAbout the Filmmaker\n\nWilliam 
 Brandon Jourdan is an award-winning independent filmmaker, journalist, and 
 writer. Recently, Jourdan's films and journalism have focused primarily on 
 the Middle East. His current film, the July War, is based on the 2006 war 
 in Lebanon and the consequences of the war. Jourdan has contributed to the 
 Democracy Now!, New York Times, New York Daily News, Univision, Newsday, 
 Reuters, Link TV, Deep Dish TV, the Independent Media Center, Now with Bill 
 Moyers, Foreign Exchange, Free Speech Television, the INN World Report, and 
 to Amnesty International video projects.  His films have screened at film 
 festivals around the world, the Museum of Modern Art, and in the 2006 
 Whitney Biennial.   \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/27/18598546.php
SUMMARY:July War: 2006 War in Lebanon /with filmmaker Brandon Jourdan
LOCATION:New Nothing Cinema\n16 Sherman Street\nBetween 6th street and 7th street, 
 off of Folsom, in SOMA \n8 p.m.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/27/18598546.php
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