200 Meters tells the story of a father living in the Palestinian territories who is separated from his sick son when he is detained at an Israeli checkpoint. Desperate to be by his son's side, he embarks on a dangerous journey to cross the border and reach the hospital. Along the way, he faces various obstacles and dangers, including the Israeli occupation, the Israeli West Bank barrier, and the risk of being caught by Israeli authorities. It is a gripping tale of love, resilience, and the lengths a parent will go to protect their child.
Open Bethlehem is a powerful documentary that delves into the daily lives and struggles faced by the people of Bethlehem, a city trapped amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It provides a poignant and insightful glimpse into the impact of the Israeli occupation on Palestinian lives, as well as the efforts of a determined woman trying to bring hope and peace to her hometown.
Follows the repercussions of the Israeli Security Wall and Settlement expansion in the engulfed/annexed Palestinian farming communities of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, examining the grassroots resistance movement that sprang up against it. An interminable road trip across hard and liquid borders, across a terrain that is being erased as it is being traversed.
Like many Palestinian families, the Amers live surrounded by the infamous West Bank Wall where their daily lives are dominated by electrified fences, locks and a constant swarm of armed soldiers. Through director Carolina Rivas' sensitive lens, we discover the private world of all eight members of the family. As their dramas unfold, we catch a glimpse of their constant struggles and the small, endearing details that sustain them, including olive trees, two small donkeys and their many friendships. Constructed with a combination of verité scenes and re-enactments, this poignant and richly crafted film offers its audience a much needed opportunity to reflect on the effects of racial segregation, the meaning of borders and the absurdity of war
A meditation on the separation fence in Israel-Palestine that imprisons one people while enclosing the other.
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