Five Broken Cameras

Showings

State Theatre Tue, Jan 30 1:00 PM
State Theatre Tue, Jan 30 7:00 PM
Film Info
Release Year:2011
Rating:NR
Genre:Documentary
Drama
War
Production Country:France
Israel
Netherlands
Palestinian Territory
Duration:90
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Emad Burnat
Guy Davidi
Cast:Mohammed Burnat
Soraya Burnat
Social Media
Website:https://www.ldh-france.org/La-LDH-soutient-le-film-5-cameras/

Description

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.