It's Better to Jump

Name: It's Better to Jump
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: November 22, 2013
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 34

2013

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Cinema Libre Studio | Release Date: November 22, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: The ancient walled city of Akka in northern Israel is inhabited by Muslims, Christians, Jews, and Baha'i, but its history goes all the way back to rule of the Egyptian Pharaohs. As Akka undergoes harsh economic pressures and vast social change, the present-day situation is causing Arab families to leave the places where they have grownThe ancient walled city of Akka in northern Israel is inhabited by Muslims, Christians, Jews, and Baha'i, but its history goes all the way back to rule of the Egyptian Pharaohs. As Akka undergoes harsh economic pressures and vast social change, the present-day situation is causing Arab families to leave the places where they have grown roots for dozens of generations and shaped a rich culture for over a thousand years. This film focuses on the aspirations and concerns of the Palestinian inhabitants who call the Old City home. Atop a forty-foot, centuries-old seawall in this ancient port city, young people dare to stand along the one-meter thick structure and risk their fate by jumping into the roiling waters below. This perilous tradition has continued for many generations and has become a rite of passage for the children of Akka. Within their current dilemma, jumping from the ancient seawall becomes not only an expression of extreme exhilaration, but also a matter of self-determination.… Expand

Director: Gina Angelone and Mouna Stewart and Patrick Alexander Stewart

Genre(s): History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 75 min

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Farran Smith Nehme

Nov 22, 2013

Technically, the film isn’t terribly exciting: talking heads interspersed with shots of young people making their symbolic “leap of faith” from the walls. But the directors have chosen eloquent interviewees, and the passionate attachment they feel for their city gives the film heart. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Nov 21, 2013

Directors Patrick Alexander Stewart, Gina M. Angelone and Mouna B. Stewart have failed to construct the often emotional personal accounts into a compelling film. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Nov 21, 2013

The film feels like a work of community advocacy. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Jan 1, 2014

This brief film often feels like an extended gripe session instead of something more profound or game-changing. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Nov 25, 2013

The three director-producers’ inability to come up with stronger narrative or thematic organization makes “It’s Better to Jump” play like the professionally polished side product of a vacation stay. Read full review

Nick Schager

Nov 19, 2013

Without comments from Akka's Jewish residents or any conflicting voices, the film plays like a propagandistic attempt to reshape historical and contemporary narratives. Read full review

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