Amber Fares' doc follows Israeli comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi as she grapples with the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By Leslie Felperin Contributing Film Critic Part of the buzz of ...
There is a moment deep into “Coexistence, My Ass!” — director Amber Fares’ heartrending, trenchant, often side-splittingly funny documentary about Israeli comedian and activist Noam Shuster Eliassi — ...
Comedy wasn’t always Noam Shuster Eliassi’s purpose in life. But as true callings sometimes do, stand-up found this immensely charismatic and funny intellectual eventually. After all, the magnetic ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Initially, Fares' idea was to follow someone "who's trying to be a comedian in the U.S. and has a very particular political view." ...
Noam Shuster Eliassi spreads the message that Palestinians and Israelis should live as equals. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn ...
Amber Fares’ “Coexistence, My Ass!,” which centers on Israeli comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi, won the Golden Alexander in the International Competition section of the 27th Thessaloniki Intl.
“I promise, I’m only staying for seven minutes, not 70 years,” Israeli comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi said at the 2019 Palestine Comedy Festival in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian crowd exploded in ...
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. We end today’s show with a new documentary, opening tonight in New York at the IFC, about the Israeli ...