Screening next week at Makor is The Syrian Bride, which director Eran Riklis calls an “opssimistic” wedding movie set in the Druze community on the Israeli-Syrian Border. Apparently, Riklis coined the neologism out of “optimistic” and “pessimistic” to describe the Middle Eastern political situation—which, surprise surprise, ties into the film.

Along the film festival circuit, it’s racked up a number of awards, too: Best Film at the Montreal Festival, Public Choice Award at Locarno, Best Script at Gent and the Grand Prix at Auxerre.

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