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5 Broken Cameras
Posted on February 24, 2013 by admin in West Bank.5 Broken Cameras (Arabic: خمس كاميرات محطمة Khamas Kamīrāt Muḥaṭṭamah; Hebrew: חמש מצלמות שבורות Hamesh Matslemot Shvurot) is a 2011 documentary film co-directed by Palestinian Emad Burnat and Israeli Guy Davidi. 5 Broken Cameras is a first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. The documentary was shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in […]
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The Gatekeepers
Posted on February 22, 2013 by admin in West Bank.“The Gatekeepers (Hebrew: שומרי הסף) is a 2012 documentary film by director Dror Moreh that tells the story of the Israeli Shin Bet from the perspective of six former heads of Israel’s secretive internal security service. The film combines in-depth interviews with archival footage and computer animation to recount the role that the group played […]
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Checkpoint: A Film by Yoav Shamir
Posted on March 27, 2012 by admin in West Bank.Checkpoint (original title: Machssomim) is a 2003 documentary film by Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir, showing the everyday interaction between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians at several of the regions Israel Defence Forces checkpoints. The film won five awards at various film festivals, including Best International Documentary at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. […]
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Budrus: A Film by Just Vision Media
Posted on March 27, 2012 by admin in West Bank.Ayed Morrar, an unlikely community organizer, unites Palestinians from all political factions and Israelis to save his village from destruction by Israel’s Separation Barrier. Victory seems improbable until his 15-year-old daughter, Iltezam, launches a women’s contingent that quickly moves to the front lines.
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The Law in These Parts: A Film By Ra’anan Alexandrowicz
Posted on March 27, 2012 by admin in West Bank.“The Law in These Parts,” winner of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Jury Prize for Best Documentary poses the following question: Can a modern democracy impose a prolonged military occupation on another people while retaining it’s core democratic values? The film illustrates the problems posed by the Israeli military judicial system imposed upon […]
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Occupation: A Film by Guy Butavia
Posted on March 27, 2012 by admin in West Bank.“Where the Israeli courts lack the needed racist law, the IDF & police are doing the dirty work of cleansing the land.” –Rabbis for Human Rights
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