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Dupont interviews “Ajami” directors Copti and Shani
Global Voices in English » Israel: “Ajami” Reveals Nuanced Look at Israeli Society 2009
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The award was presented by Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Scandar Copti.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010
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Written and directed by the Arab-Jewish team of Scandar Copti (a resident of Ajami) and Yaron Shani, “Ajami's” complex storyline reflects a popular narrative style in Israeli literature and film.
Global Voices in English » Israel: “Ajami” Reveals Nuanced Look at Israeli Society 2009
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I think that's one reason why Copti and Shani have chosen to tell their story out of chronological order.
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Yet Copti and Shani steer clear of the plodding linearity that can make realism so deadly.
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As it is, Copti and Shani do a nice job of capturing the texture of life, be it Omar and Hadir's secretive flirting, Binj cracking up his pals with a goofy dance, or the terrific scene when a local Arab judge negotiates how much Omar must pay the Bedouins so they won't kill him and his family in reprisal for something that everyone agrees wasn't remotely their fault.
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It's a dark, unsparing vision, yet what makes watching bearable, even pleasurable, is Copti and Shani's humane intelligence.
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As for restrictions on the work at the Film Institute or on the programme at the festival, this is less of a top-down affair, suggests Copti, it's more about trying to judge what will work with the locals.
The Guardian World News Robert Yates 2011
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To that end, in his other, educative, role at the film institute, Copti says he has visited every school in Qatar to plant the idea of filmmaking in young children's minds.
The Guardian World News Robert Yates 2011
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Copti, an Arab Israeli, is a figure with some clout and an impressive record.
The Guardian World News Robert Yates 2011
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