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‘Coexistence, My Ass!,’ About Israeli Comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi, Wins the Golden Alexander at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Amber Fares' "Coexistence, My Ass!" won the Golden Alexander in the International Competition section of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Sunday.
The International Competition jury, which is composed of director and photographer Dimitris Athiridis, filmmaker Lauren Greenfield and producer Signe Byrge Sørensen, said: “With a compellingly constructed narrative and a fearless challenge to every taboo in the [Middle East] region, Noam’s disarming voice and humor invite the audience to a deeper understanding as we laugh and cry with her, and reconsider our biases with open minds and hearts.” The jury said it was “moved by the warm heart and rebellious spirit of this film, which reminds the audience about the healing and connecting qualities that art, in this case music, can have for people across generations and borders.” A Special Mention went to Fermín Eloy Acosta’s “Museum of the Night,” for its “intensive research into a largely unknown archive and the attempt to create a visual language that corresponds to the subject matter.”
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