The White Elephant
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12m
by Shuruq Harb • 2018 • Palestine
Using images shared on the Internet by Israelis during the Gulf War, the First Intifada, and trance music gatherings, Shuruq Harb paints the portrait of a Palestinian teenager in the 1990s. In the midst of Israeli pop culture and the political climate of the Oslo Accords, she comes to grips with her angst. It is a confrontational and sometimes darkly humorous testimony that transcends political boundaries and explores personal desires.
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