Fernando M. Reimers et al.

PROMISES explores the nature of these boundaries and tells the
story of a few children who dared to cross the lines to meet their
neighbors. Rather than focusing on political events, the seven chil—
dren featured in PROMISES offer a refreshing, human and some—

times humorous portrait of the Palestinian—Israeli conflict.

PROMISES, a film by Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg and co—
director and editor Carlos Bolado, was shot between 1995—2000.

Running time, 106 minutes.

Arabic, Hebrew and English dialogue with English subtitles.
The Children

The 7 children featured in PROMISES were filmed over 4 years
when they were 9—12 years old:

Yarko & Daniel. Secular Israeli twin boys living in Jerusalem.

Faraj. A Palestinian refugee boy living in the Deheishe Refugee
Camp in the West Bank.

Sanabel. A Palestinian refugee girl in the Deheishe Refugee Camp
in the West Bank.

Shlomo. An ultra—orthodox Jewish boy in the Jewish Quarter of the
Old City of Jerusalem.

Mahmoud. A Palestinian boy living in East Jerusalem.

Moishe 8C sister Raheli live in the Beit El Settlement in the West
Bank.

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