Oriented Documentary Analysis

Oriented: A Film Reflection ‘Oriented’ was a thought provoking film that showcased gay Palestinian men that were a part of the “mestiza” identity while living in Israel, a gendered nation. The film revolved around three Palestinian men, Khadir, Fadi and Naeem living in Tel Aviv who find themselves caught in the middle of two worlds. Because of their sexual orientation, they were pushed away from their Arab roots and towards Tel Aviv where it is supposedly more accepting. However, because they identified themselves as Arabs, they felt sometimes like outsiders in the city. Furthermore, the three men felt like both Palestine and Israel have this stereotypical idea of how Arab men should be tough and masculine, whether it was from their own family or gay Jewish men. …show more content…
However, because of their sexual orientation, they were forced to live in a city that’s a lot less judgmental. For example, the scene when the men visited Naeem’s family, you can see that his family were unwilling to understand, making him feel like living in Tel Aviv is the only way he can be happy. Yet, in Tel Aviv, he was seen to be only amongst other Palestinian men and women and speaks in Arabic. Naeem is caught in the middle and the best way to prove that is through the clubbing scenes. Khadir, Fadi and Naeem enjoyed going out and clubbing because in that space they no longer felt like they were stuck in the middle. In addition, clubbing seems to be a form of bridging between the two