Documentary Screening “Five Broken Cameras”

Tue 22 Nov 2016, 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Cinematheque

From the organizer:

Come to the screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary “FIVE BROKEN CAMERAS” by acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat. After that, a short film about the history of Palestine will be shown.

An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, “5 Broken Cameras” is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, the footage was later given to Israeli co-director Guy Davidi to edit. Structured around the violent destruction of each one of Burnat’s cameras, the filmmakers’ collaboration follows one family’s evolution over five years of village turmoil. Burnat watches from behind the lens as olive trees are bulldozed, protests intensify, and lives are lost. “I feel like the camera protects me,” he says, “but it’s an illusion.”

Watch the film’s trailer here:

Free entrance.