on demand 1/1/21 and currently available through virtual theaters
Mayor | Screenings
A feature documentary film. Directed and Produced by David Osit. 2020. Rosewater Pictures LLC.www.mayorfilm.com
YesSorry for my ignorance - is this an ACTUAL documentary. Like, is that dude really mayor?
Easily one of the best documentaries of the year, Mayor straddles political commentary, verite reportage, poetry and absurdism with considerable aplomb.
After more than an hour of modest documentary observation, the film suddenly becomes a thriller, with Osit, Hadid, and others holed up in the mayor's office as Israeli soldiers occupy the city center.
As Osit shows Hadid working to make Ramallah a place its people can take pride in, the mayor becomes an extraordinary documentary subject and we want to thank Osit for introducing us to Hadid and taking us inside his city.
Director David Osit embeds himself with a city mayor whose profile will hopefully rise monumentally after his documentary is released. Hadid is a wonderful subject, a humble, humorous, hard-working family man dedicated to his city and his people.
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