Justine Shapiro
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The enemy within
We regard others with hostility, because we do not know or understand their goals, motives or means. Three films elaborates on people stepping out of their comfort zone, as WilleMien SAnDerS sees it. But when it comes to facing the enemy, just facing it is not enough.
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Alternative look at the Jewish-Palestinian conflict
US-Jewish filmmaker BZ Goldberg, and co-directors Justine Shapiro and Carlos Bolado, view the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a children's perspective in Oscar-nominated "Promises". This gives the film a sadly contemporary relevance in the light of the latest developments in Gaza where three 14-year-olds attacked a Jewish settlement in desperation, already feeling a responsibility to fight.