July 17, 2004

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Still shots from Seeds, a documentary directed by Marjan Safinia and Joseph Boyle, currently touring U.S. cities. "In the past two years there has been a seemingly unstoppable escalation of violence the world over. Yet, amid all this violence and bloodshed, Seeds of Peace represents one of the few examples of hope, of conflicting sides coming together and sharing constructive dialogue. Last summer in Maine, for the tenth year, a new generation of teenagers who have been witness to a year of unrivalled hatred and fear met each other for the first time. They came to learn the tools of tolerance and coexistence, to break the cycles of stereotypes and violence in their own lives, and to collaborate and cooperate in finding a path to friendship..." >>> Details

The San Francisco Bay Area screenings start Sunday July 25 at the historic Castro theater, and run through August 7th, as part of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.

Photos by Parisa Taghizadeh >>> See ParisaTag.com

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