This film follows a number of U.S. Veterans who spend time with Ahed Tamimi and experience the ruthless brutality Palestinians endure and the steadfastness of the Palestinians in the face of guns, tear gas, racism, and their refusal to be drawn into it. They continue to strive for non-violent resistance […]
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Christianity was born in Palestine two thousand years ago. From there it spread throughout the Middle East and to the rest of the world. Yet many are unaware Christians still live in the land.
For more than 60 years the Palestinians, Christians and Muslims, have suffered displacement, expulsion, wars, occupation and oppression.
The voices of Palestinian Christians have all too often been drowned out in the turmoil of events.
This is their story, in their voices, from the Nakba of 1948 until today […]
Read more about "The Stones Cry Out (2018)"Jews Step Forward (2018)
This indie documentary highlights twenty-four moral voices within the American Jewish community speaking on behalf of justice for the indigenous Palestinian people. Directed and produced by Elika Rezaee and Marjorie Wright, this powerful, truthful, controversial documentary has been screened at festivals around the world. It has been recognized by the 2016 Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards Festival and given a certificate of merit as the best “Human Rights, War and Peace film in the category Documentary Feature” by the sixteen International Film Festivals […]
Read more about "Jews Step Forward (2018)"Naila and the Uprising (2018)
The film revolves around the tragic and remarkable story of Naila Ayesh, an active student organizer in Gaza in the 1980s.
When a nation-wide uprising breaks out in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Naila must make a choice between love, family, and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement that forces the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination for the first time […]
Read more about "Naila and the Uprising (2018)"Justice in the U.S. and Palestine (2018)
It’s a matter of fairness and justice. How does the law help / hinder the pursuit of same? What are the legal avenues that might lead to justice and peace for both Palestinians and Israelis? How can domestic U.S. law help overcome the centuries of racism in North America? Two noted attorneys, each a compelling speaker, will be with us to explain this subject in accessible, layperson’s language. Of course they’ll address your questions […]
Read more about "Justice in the U.S. and Palestine (2018)"Constructing the Terrorist Threat (2018)
Constructing the Terrorist Threat offers a clear-headed assessment of terrorism that couldn’t be more timely and urgent given the politics of fear that now dominate our political landscape […]
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The Mighty High & Dry’s song, “I Was Living Here”, points to the intersectionality of oppression (and subsequent activism) of three seemingly separate populations. The band’s Alan Murphy was inspired to begin writing the song when he heard stories of his church friends’ trip to Israel and Palestine with the Presbyterian Church (USA) […]
Read more about "I was Living Here (2018)"Disturbing the Peace (2017)
In a world torn by conflict – in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned – an energy of determined optimism emerges. When someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for the dream of a free and secure world, who will stand with them? Disturbing the Peace is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us and, with the power of our convictions, take action to create new possibilities […]
Read more about "Disturbing the Peace (2017)"Bethlehem Beyond the Wall (2017)
Bethlehem Beyond the Wall is a related community event which is separate from the Witness Palestine Film Festival.
The new traveling exhibition from the Museum of the Palestinian People, Bethlehem Beyond the Wall, invites viewers to see a familiar place from a new point of view. Everyone recognizes Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus, few know the city has a rich modern culture […]
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A medical student finds herself in turmoil as she tries to find answers to how her peace-activist brother was killed by police near a Palestinian protest. How will she find answers when the “system” has to investigate itself? What would you do?! […]
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