E-mail a friendMay 9, 2006
Inheriting the Holy Land author Jennifer Miller describes having a front row seat to the politics of the Israeli-Arab conflict. Writer-director-actor Richard E. Grant shares the backstory of his new film, Wah-Wah.
Jennifer Miller
Jennifer Miller
Jennifer Miller grew up with the politics of the Middle East conflict. Her father was a State Department negotiator at the Oslo and Camp David peace summits. Her mother lobbied to gain support for Seeds of Peace, an innovative camp that brings together Middle Eastern teens each summer. A Brown University grad and freelance writer, Miller's first published book, Inheriting the Holy Land, interweaves candid interviews with the realities of life in the streets. She's currently working on a second book.
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant became well-known for his role in the cult film Withnail and I. Since then, he's appeared in more than 60 movies and theater productions. He began acting in his native South Africa, where he also founded the multi-ethnic Troupe Theater Company. In '82, he moved to London to work in experimental theater. Grant has written a novel, published an adaptation of diaries he kept from age 11 and turned a painful childhood into the new film, Wah-Wah, the first ever made in Swaziland.