The new anarchists
EDITORIAL: Can a film director combine both freedom and solidarity?
Israeli
Leading a people without a country
PALESTINE: A surprisingly cinematic fly-on-the-wall view of the daily life – and epic struggles – of the Christian mayor of Ramallah.
A capital endeavour: Brasilia and beyond
URBANISM: Cosmic utopianism set within the space-age city of Brasília.
Small fragments of beauty
«I was born by the sea, I will stay by the sea, and I will be buried by the sea!» 14 year old Ahmad Jamal al Aqraa utters.
Documentary as a transmission medium
OPPRESSION: The new documentary Spaces of Exception draws parallels between the experiences of oppression and resistance in Native American reservations and Palestinian refugee camps.
The difficult Jewish compromise
Covered Up is an emotional trip marking one woman’s struggle between personal choice and ultra-orthodox Jewish tradition.
Peeling back the layers of the Israeli-Palestine conflict
West of the Jordan River is Amos Gitai’s first return to the Palestinian occupied territories since his 1982 documentary Field Diary. In his latest film he picks up the pieces where he left off – arguing that people is the change needed to make peace in the Middle East.
In the backyard of war
As the peace efforts between Israel and Palestine have come to a halt, the Palestinians in Nabi Saleh dream about access to the Mediterranean Sea – still out of their reach.
Holocaust on the Curriculum
Midway through #uploading_holocaust, a group of Israeli high school students visiting a Polish concentration camp are asked to select the photograph that best symbolises their trip.
The treatment of Palestinians by the Israeli military
CONFLICT: Israeli filmmaker Avi Mograbi’s latest documentary has an unabashedly provocative thesis, juxtaposing footage of Palestinians being humiliated by Israeli guards with scenes of Jewish tourists being regaled by tales of historical struggle.
Direct action
In her new film former activist Simone Bitton delves into the Imindset of young activists today. The foreign activists are alone in the front line, protected by their non-Palestinian nationality, yet in many ways it seems that they are not really prepared for what they are required to do.