Arna's Children

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Arna's Children
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Directed by	Danniel Danniel
Country	Palestine
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Arna's Children is a 2003 Palestinian documentary film directed by Danniel Danniel about a children's theatre group in Jenin in the Palestinian territories.

It includes a young Zakaria Zubeidi.

Arna Mer-Khamis, a Palestinian Jewish woman, was a legendary activist for the rights of the Palestinian people. During the First Intifada she helped establish a children's theatre group in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, teaching children to express themselves through acting. Her son Juliano, a director for the group, filmed Arna working with the children over a 6-year period. Following Arna's death, he returns to the camp to find out what became of the young refugees. Best Documentary Feature winner at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.