City of Borders

Dir: Yun Suh, USA, 2009, Digibeta, 66 mins, English and Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles

The inspiring, award-winning story of Jerusalem’s only gay bar, Shushan. Set against the construction of the separation wall between Israel and Palestine it follows the daily lives of Israeli and Palestinian patrons as they navigate the minefield of politics, religion and discrimination to live and love openly.  

Preceded by To The Marriage of True Minds Two young men escape Iraq. Separated in the UK, their reunion depends on the remembrance of a sonnet by Shakespeare…

Total running time: 78 min

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