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Five Broken Cameras (2011)

Five Broken Cameras (2011)

War Documentary
Release Date: 2011, November 23
Directors: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
Countries: France, Israel, Netherlands, Palestinian Territory
Production: Guy DVD Films, Alegria Productions, Burnat Films, CNC
Cast: Soraya Burnat, Gibreel Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat, Taki-Ydin Burnat, Muhammad Burnat, Intisar Burnat, Bassem Abu-Rahma "Phil", Adeeb Abu-Rahma, Ashraf Abu-Rahma "Daba", Eyad Burnat, Riyad Burnat

Overview:

Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.

Keywords:

palestinian-israeli conflict palestine peace separation palestine history fence non-violent nakba (catastrophe)