THORNS AND SILK

Thorns and Silk tells four fascinating stories from the West Bank, Palestine. These comprise a series of encounters with women who work in maledominated professions. All four have the courage to break social norms, but not without challenges. We dip into the life of a wedding filmmaker, who films womenonly wedding parties in the conservative city of Hebron. We hear the stories of a female taxi driver who works in the west of Jerusalem. We discover a young police trainee at the national police academy. And we learn about the hardships of life in Nablus from a mother who takes on male roles to keep her family business going.

Director: Paulina Tervo

Date Released: 2009

Duration: 13mins