present doesn't always mean presence
absent doesn't always mean absence
physical absence doesn't always mean emotional absence
presence is the best present

two people in love doesn't mean in sync
doesn't mean can be synced

family started but each already halfway on each's own
physical takes effort, emotional takes time
the presence of a third, or fourth person demands another syncing
and both adapt, tuning in, giving in full, not half
until their presence becomes an absence

family stopped, of…

JWCW23 - Opening Film #1
🇯🇴 Jordan's Entry | Best International Feature Film | 96th Academy Awards

this is not a film about how religion oppressed women. this is a film about how men use religion to oppress women. from social, financial, parental, legal, physical, to medical matters.

for a feature debut and Jordan's debut at Cannes, the production quality is superb.

especially for a contemporary film which feature a lot of smartphone uses: ringing, calling, chatting on app, guessing…

people who are publicly talking/commenting about the Occupation should be required to read and understand the historical and anthropological background. Especially these seven (7) principal facts:

 1. "Israelis", always refers to the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel. Israelis ≠ Israelites ≠ Jews.
 2. State of Israel, always refers to the state apparatus of Israel.
 3. "Palestinians", always refers to an Arab ethnonational group who inhabited Palestine (the region) over the milennia. Not the citizens/nationals of a state.…