The Judge Erika Cohn
A Sharia court with a female judge? It seems highly unlikely, but it exists: Kholoud Al-Faqih is the first female judge to join a Sharia court. Erika Cohn followed her during her first year as a judge and shows her extraordinary steadfastness, despite the setbacks and attacks.
The film explains in great detail how Sharia law works and what influence it has on the lives of women in Arab countries. Kholoud’s courage gives women the chance to have a woman defend their case, which makes a big difference when it comes to cases of domestic violence. But can she maintain her position when a change of guard comes? Director Erika Cohn was teaching and supporting NGOs in Israel and Palestine when she first met Kholoud. Her second feature film was created through unrivaled access to the local court. This critical cinematographic look at an unknown world shows an outdated Sharia that urgently needs to take a fresh look at the present.
This screening will be preceeded by the short documentary
No Jail Time
Lance Oppenheim VS 9 min.
“Sentencing videos” zijn een opkomend fenomeen in de Amerikaanse juridische wereld. Strafpleiters contacteren onafhankelijke filmmakers – of nemen soms zelfs de camera in eigen handen – om empathische minidocumentaires over hun beklaagde cliënten te maken.
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Directed by Erika Cohn
Palestinian Territories, US
2017 82 min.
Arabic en English
Subtitles: English
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credits
Director
Erika Cohn
Producer
Erika Cohn
Cinematography
Amber Fares
Editing
Sara Maamouri, Ken Schneider
Music
Omar Fadel, Jim LeBrecht
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(beschikbaar vanaf 20.03)