yearbook 2004/05 - The European Film College
yearbook 2004/05 - The European Film College
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learning by practical experience, but now I<br />
wanted to know why I made a certain cut when<br />
I edit, why it feels right to cut on this spot and<br />
so on, it was time to obtain more knowledge<br />
and education. I asked some people about film<br />
schools and one of my Danish friends recommended<br />
the EFC and this how I ended up<br />
here!<br />
Before I came to the EFC, I had some idea<br />
about which courses I want to take; I knew that<br />
I wanted to learn more about making documentaries,<br />
sound editing, film language and<br />
film history. My feeling was that I wanted to<br />
make documentaries but I was not sure if I had<br />
the ability.<br />
So far it has been an intensive and interesting<br />
time for me, as you may know here in the EFC<br />
there is always something to do, if you don’t<br />
work on your own projects or other projects in<br />
weekends, there are always films to see. In the<br />
last month I have been busy with a final project<br />
that I wrote and directed, titled “25 kilometres”.<br />
It is a personal story that starts in Palestine and<br />
ends in Ebeltoft, using footage I brought from<br />
Palestine and the footage I created here I constructed<br />
the 25 km which is the direct distance<br />
between Ramallah (where I work and live) and<br />
Beit Sahour my home town. <strong>The</strong> film is about<br />
how Israeli checkpoints prevent me from making<br />
this trip unless I use another road, which is<br />
longer and partly on dirt road, not mentioning<br />
waiting in line at some other checkpoints.<br />
Now that I have finished the final project, I feel<br />
ready to leave to make my own films as I have<br />
more confidence and have lots of satisfaction<br />
and motivation to move on. As the time to leave<br />
approached, I wrote some e-mails to back home<br />
trying to figure out what I will do after I return<br />
to Palestine. I would like to work as freelancer<br />
if I can, earn some money and make my own<br />
films at the same time. <strong>Film</strong>s, for me, are a powerful<br />
tool of change and I believe they really can<br />
make a difference.<br />
FROM THE STUDENTS<br />
Stills from Nahed’s final project “25 Kilometres”.<br />
My ambition does not stop at the EFC as I am<br />
planning to apply to the National <strong>Film</strong> and Television<br />
School in Britain for the MA Documentary<br />
Direction. In the last 8 months, I have met<br />
great people in the EFC that I will never forget<br />
and I know for sure that it will be difficult to<br />
say goodbye to many people. I will try my best<br />
to keep in contact and I am hoping that I can<br />
work with them in the future, already some are<br />
interested in coming to Palestine!
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