The Promised Band
Dir. Jen Heck | 89 min
Documentary United States 2016 EnglishArabicHebrew with English subtitles DC Premiere
Saturday, May 58:45 PM Bethesda Row Cinema
Tuesday, May 86:15 PM E Street Cinema
The story of a fake rock band comprised of Israeli and Palestinian women who decide that—despite their limited artistic ability—a music group offers them a useful cover under which to meet and interact.
Aided by a naïve but well-meaning American TV producer (film director Jen Heck), the unlikely musicians cross all manner of borders: the physical and walled off, the societally–defined, and most of all, the personal. An inspiring and humanizing look at a conflict that appears a touch less intractable when confronted through an individual, female, and open lens.
Series
Awards
- Jury Award for Best Documentary
2016, Cinequest
Genre/Topic
Print Source
Federgreen Entertainment
Avi Federgreen
avif@sympatico.ca
This event finished on May 9, 2018.