安排之下（美國/2007年/劇情）
語言：阿拉伯語，英語
Blurb:
在布魯克林的普通學校裡，一名正統派猶太教女子和一名穆斯林教師因共同點而成為好友。兩人都因傳統裝束而被校長另眼相看，也面臨安排式婚姻的壓力。語言：阿拉伯語，英語
劇介 (Press Kit)：
在布魯克林的普通學校裡，一名正統派猶太教女子和一名穆斯林新進教師成為好友。除了面對安排式婚姻的壓力，她們發現彼此還有許多共同點。
導演/編劇：黛安克列斯波，史蒂芬謝佛（《My Last Day Without You》）
製片：黛安克列斯波，史蒂芬謝佛
演員：柔伊利斯特瓊斯（《剩女追婚大作戰》），法蘭西絲班哈默（《Neal Cassady》），丹尼爾倫頓（《心靈點滴》、《關鍵報告》、《往日歡樂》），米米莉伯
獎項與影展：
• 2007年SXSW西南偏南影展
• 2007年伯克郡國際電影節劇情類觀眾票選獎
• 2007年布魯克林國際電影節最佳劇情片變色龍獎
• 2007年華盛頓猶太電影節最佳劇情片觀眾票選獎
• 2007年棕櫚海灘猶太電影節最佳劇情片觀眾票選獎
影評：
「精彩好看的一部片，演員表現傑出。」朗尼薛伯，綜藝報
「《安排之下》是一部難能可貴的低成本獨立製作美國主流片，在從容之中達到戲劇效果，非常迷人。」布魯斯班奈特，紐約太陽報
「意外動人的獨立劇情片……」紐約雜誌影評人推薦"[A] surprisingly winning indie drama…" Critics Pick, NEW YORK MAGAZINE
「動人小品，攝影優美，演員表現傑出……滿分的低成本電影。」瑪麗格魯克斯曼，《Filmmaker雜誌》
「一部精彩的影片。」亞倫恰托克，東北公共廣播電台，《伯克郡鷹報》
「兩位主角演活了背負著宗教包袱的美國女性。」諾拉安克蘭，《奧斯汀紀事報》
ARRANGED (USA/2007/DRAMA)
Language: Arabic, English
Blurb:
In the secular environment of a Brooklyn school, an Orthodox Jew and a Muslim teacher find solace in one another as they navigate many roadblocks – from facing discrimination by the principal against their religious attire to arranged marriages. Language: Arabic, English
Synopsis (Press Kit):
Two young women – one an Orthodox Jew, the other Muslim – meet and become friends as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common, not least of which is that they are both going through arranged marriages.
Director/Writer: Diane Crespo and Stefan Schaefer (My Last Day Without You)
Producer: Diane Crespo and Stefan Schaefer
Cast: Zoe Lister-Jones (Lola Versus), Francis Benhamou (Neal Cassady)
Daniel London (Patch Adams, Minority Report, Old Joy), Mimi Lieber
Awards & Festivals:
• South by Southwest Film Festival, March 2007.
• “Best of Fest” Audience Award, Narrative Feature, Berkshire Int’l Film Festival, May 2007.
• Grand Chameleon award for Best film AND Best Feature Film award, Brooklyn Int’l Film Festival, June 2007.
• Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature, Washington Jewish Film Festival, December 2007.
• Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature, Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, December 2007.
Reviews:
• "A pure pleasure to watch...splendidly natural performances." Ronnie Scheib, VARIETY
• "Arranged" is that rare thing — a low-budget, mainstream American independent film that sets realistic dramatic goals and attains them with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of charm. Bruce Bennet, THE NEW YORK SUN
• "[A] surprisingly winning indie drama…" Critics Pick, NEW YORK MAGAZINE
• "It's a lovely little gem of a film, beautifully shot and perfectly cast...I can't remember the last time I screened a similarly low-budget film that pulled all the pieces together so well." Mary Glucksman, Filmmaker Magazine
• “A wonderful film.” Alan Chartock, Northeast Public Radio | The Berkshire Eagle
• “Lovely...Schaefer and Crespo have achieved a unique authenticity with this film, both in its religious underpinnings and its American-ness.” Nora Ankrum, Austin Chronicle
