5 Broken Cameras
Palestine, Israel, France, Netherlands / 2011 / 90min
In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards
Directing Award for World Cinema Documentary Competition, Sundance Film Festival
Audience Award, Sheffield DocFest

In 2005, Emad Burnat, a Palestinian farmer in the West Bank village of Bil'in, obtained a camera. His goal: to capture the nonviolent resistance against an Israeli barrier that would cut off access to Bil'in's agricultural land. In 2009, Burnat joined Israeli filmmaker Guy Davidi to turn the footage into a film. Framed around the destruction of Burnat's five cameras over the years, the film is a diary featuring footage of the resistance and scenes of Burnat and his family. More importantly, it's a captivating piece of personal journalism that shows the Palestinian side of a longrunning conflict that still has no end in sight.

DIR:
Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
TIME & VENUE
23/10 7:50PM PREMIERE ELEMENTS
02/11 7:50PM Broadway Cinematheque
26/11 8:00PM Broadway Cinematheque
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