Sumud (Stick to the Land)

This underground Israeli student documentary features interviews with Palestinian kindergarten children in Dheisha, one of the largest refugee camps on the West Bank.

Ayelet Dekel Education: · 1991 M.A. Communications Art with Honors, New York Institute of Technology · 1986 Graduated from the Beit Zvi School of Cinema and Theater Tel-Aviv · 1986 Pre-Law Studies Tel-Aviv University Professional Experience: 1992 -2000 Directed dramas and commercials for television 1997 Director Sumud the short (30 min.) version Director That's Not Me 30 min. documentary, Prizes & Festivals: 1989 That's Not Me, Winner of Israeli Academy Award for best short documentary 1987 Sumud, screened at Berlin Film Festival and at the New York Film Forum