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Two quick items about the upcoming film Mary Magdalene<\/a><\/i>, which stars Rooney Mara as the title character, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peter and Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus.<\/p>\n

First, the Dublin International Film Festival<\/a> announced this week that it will host a gala screening of the film on February 28 \u2014 and that it will be attended by Mara, Phoenix and director Garth Davis (whose last film was the Oscar-nominated Lion<\/a><\/i>).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, The Jordan Times<\/a><\/i> reports that some of the costumes for the film were made with the help of over two dozen Palestinian refugees:<\/p>\n

AMMAN \u2014 The creations of 27 Palestinian craftswomen from Jerash camp will be featured in the Universal Pictures\u2019 film \u201cMary Magdalene\u201d, an international production featuring world famous Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so honoured to see the work of these 27 SEP artists being featured in this movie, which is a rendition of a story that took place in the land where their own ancestors lived,\u201d said Roberta Ventura, founder of SEP Jordan, an organisation that empowers Palestinian refugee women through the creation of hand-embroidered accessories. <\/p>\n

Started in 2013 with 10 women under the motto \u201cEvery Stitch Tells a Story\u201d, SEP Jordan has grown to help some 300 women regain a sustainable income and improve their and their families\u2019 living conditions. . . .<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an incredibly rewarding experience working with the team of artists at SEP \u2013 their talent far surpassed my expectations\u2026 the result of each woman\u2019s unique creativity and skill had an incredible subtlety and beauty,\u201d said Jacqueline Durran, costume designer in the Mary Magdalena movie.<\/p>\n

Durran, who is an Academy Award Winner designer, added: \u201cThe work had a quality that we couldn\u2019t have found anywhere else, and it became a key part of our creation of the ancient world of the film.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Jerusalem Post<\/a><\/i> builds on that story and notes that there are also many Israeli actors in the film, which was shot in Italy:<\/p>\n

Hadas Yaron, best known for her roles in Fill the Void<\/i> and Shtisel<\/i>, and Shira Haas, who also appeared in Shtisel<\/i> as well as Foxtrot<\/i> and The Zookeeper\u2019s Wife<\/i>, both make appearances in the movie. The film also features Lior Raz, the co-creator and star of Fauda<\/i>, and Tzahi Halevi, who has also been seen in Fauda<\/i> as well as Hamidrasha<\/i>. Zohar Strauss, from Srugim<\/i> and Shtisel<\/i>, and Uri Gavriel, from Lihiyot Ita<\/i> and Fauda<\/i> will also be seen on screen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mary Magdalene<\/i> is coming to European theatres on March 16, and to Australian theatres on March 22. Its North American release date is currently up in the air<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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