The Wanted 18
This feature film incorporates live action footage with animation to tell the curious story of 18 cows. Acquired by a Palestinian community in the late 1980s, the cows were a symbol of freedom and resistance, providing milk for the Palestinian residents of Beit Sahour so that they would not rely on Israeli producers. Soon the illegal cows, cherished by the Palestinians, were being sought by the Israeli army as a threat to security. With humour and passion, this film captures the spirit of the 1987 uprising through the personal experiences of those who lived it.
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This feature film incorporates live action footage with animation to tell the curious story of 18 cows. Acquired by a Palestinian community in the late 1980s, the cows were a symbol of freedom and resistance, providing milk for the Palestinian residents of Beit Sahour so that they would not rely on Israeli producers. Soon the illegal cows, cherished by the Palestinians, were being sought by the Israeli army as a threat to security. With humour and passion, this film captures the spirit of the 1987 uprising through the personal experiences of those who lived it.
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directorAmer ShomaliPaul Cowan
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writerPaul Cowan
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executive producerSaed AndoniDominique BarneaudIna FichmanColette Loumède
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producerIna FichmanNathalie Cloutier
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director of photographyDaniel VilleneuveGermán Gutiérrez
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editorAube Foglia
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animationDominique CôtéMichelle LannenMyriam Elda Arsenault
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original musicBenoît Charest
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line productionChristine RocheleauMélanie Lasnier
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location soundDaniel Fontaine Bégin
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sound designSylvain Bellemare
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drawingsAmer Shomali
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voiceAlison DarcyHeidi FossRosann NerenbergHolly Uloth "O'Brien"
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casting directorRosann Nerenberg
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researcherSuha ArrafNava Mizrahi
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additional researchCelina BellElizabeth KlinckNoam Shalev
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additional cinematographyPhilippe Bellaïche
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stills photographerDaniel Fontaine BéginJoshua Fichman-GoldbergLuay Sababa
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animatorAnna BerezowskyMichelle LannenChris DiazMarie ValadeDaphné Loubot LandrevilleRaquel Sancinetti
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director of photography - project supervisorNormand Rompré
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character designMichelle LannenChris DiazAmer Shomali
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post-productionRaquel SancinettiZeina ElayyanDominique CôtéAnna Berezowsky
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visual effectsZeina ElayyanRaquel SancinettiDominique CôtéAnna Berezowsky
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storyboard artistChris DiazMyriam Elda Arsenault
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animaticNormand RompréAube Foglia
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1st assistantDaphné Loubot Landreville
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character sculptureMichelle Lannen
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construction teamMarie ValadeRaquel SancinettiAnna BerezowskyZeina ElayyanChris DiazMyriam Elda Arsenault
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internJuliette PilonSarah QuirionLaurence WeyandÉmilie LemondeNicole FranzNaomi Silver-VézinaJulie CharetteAndréanne Baiwi
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production supervisorConstance Cook
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production managerChristine RocheleauHanna Abu SaadaIssa QumsiehDamien Maura
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production coordinatorEthan MaharajHélène Regimbal
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business affairsRita LamahSylvie Krasker
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accountingIsabelle DeneaultClaude DesrochersJeanne d'Arc MukashemaPaola PalaciosNancy Ishaq
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location scoutIssa Qumsieh
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casting assistantMajd Andoni
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set decoratorImad Samara
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assistant set decoratorTariq SalasaTariq Elyyan
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property masterBashar Hasouneh
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vehiclesMuhammad SeifiJamal MaqdidiElias Ibrahim
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production assistantKhalid AyeshShayma' AwawdaBilal Abu Alia
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wardrobeKholoud Khouri
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transcriptionSamer Qatta
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translationReem Abd UlhamidRobert ChidiacDotan Moreno
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assistant cameraKuba Rishmawi
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extraMajd AndoniElias AntarOdeh AntarTariq ElianAmir HandalShifa IshaqFaris IshaqJihad JoubranIssa QumsiehJohn RishmawiLama ShomalyBashar Abu ZulufGeorge AlbatalSalma AndoniSalwa AndoniCessar AndoniJeries Al AtrashElia AwwadEiad AwwadJamal IshaqFadi IshaqMarian IshaqDaliah KasisMaher MuslehMichel MuslehSamer MuslehAhmad NaserMalik QasisHanna QumsiehAla' SaadJudi QumsiehOday SababaGeorge Shomaly
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marketing managerJenny Thibault
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marketing manager - assistanceKarine Sévigny
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administratorSia KoukoulasGilles Beaudouin
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administrative assistantPerrine BralSophie DupuisLarissa Christoforo
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technical coordinatorRichard ClicheMira Mailhot
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head of productionLeïla Badet
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musicianBenoît CharestJérôme BeaulieuJoëlle St-PierrePatrick GrahamMichel DubeauFrédéric AlarieCarmen PicuelataAndré MoisanDidem Basar
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sound engineerPadraig Buttner-SchnirerCharles Bélanger
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mixerLuc Papineau
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assistant sound mixerEmmanuel Crombez
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technical support - editingPierre DupontIsabelle PainchaudPatrick Trahan
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graphic designMélanie Bouchard
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titlesMélanie Bouchard
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online editorYannick Carrier
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narration recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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voice recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingSerge Boivin
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coordinatorAnne-Marie Bousquet
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assistant editorJessie-Lee LabontéCharles TranquilleMartin Nault
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opening title designAkufen Atelier créatif
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foley artistJérôme Décarie
Ideal for introducing students to political resistance, conflict resolution and the Israeli/Palestinian peace process. Use examples from the film to explain the concepts of civil disobedience and non-violent resistance. Explain the political motivations behind the Israeli army’s attempts to find the cows. Was the cow farming ultimately successful for the Palestinians’ political goals? Why or why not? Research other cases of non-violent resistance, and provide examples of success and failure of such resistance.
