Oscars

Adeeb Abu Rahme, one of the residents of Bil'in who appears in 5 Broken Cameras, confronts the IDF during a protest in 2007 (Activestills)
Occupation goes to the Oscars – but films carry very different messages
Both Oscar-nominated documentaries from this region are important documents of Israeli occupation and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in their own right. But if ‘The Gatekeepers’ wins, it will whitewash occupation by presenting Israeli guilt in a redeeming light. If ‘Five Broken Cameras’ wins, it will go beyond the message that what Israel is doing is wrong and…
By Mairav Zonszein February 24, 2013
The Gatekeepers (photo: Sony Pictures)
Can ‘The Gatekeepers’ open the gates to the empire?
Is there growing realization within Israeli society that the social, political, moral, and military basis of the occupation is unsustainable? If so, perhaps ‘The Gatekeepers’ need not change people’s minds, so much as express them. A college professor once taught me that a decaying empire clenches onto power with a chokehold. Israel’s occupation of the…
By Dahlia Scheindlin February 24, 2013
The Gatekeepers (photo: Sony Pictures)
The Gatekeepers: ‘If this film does not lead to change, there is no hope for Israel’
NEW YORK — “If this film does not lead to change, there is no hope for Israel,” said Israeli director Dror Moreh. He was referring to his new documentary The Gatekeepers, which has been nominated for an Academy Award. The title of the film refers to the six directors of the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal…
By Lisa Goldman January 31, 2013
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Dance film ‘Pina’ nominated for an Oscar
I love a film that leaves a lasting impression. Maybe it’s because I love 3-D, maybe it’s because I’m a dancer, maybe it’s because it was so special, probably all of the above, that Wim Wenders’ Pina got lodged in my cerebrum. Not only was the film a gorgeous tribute to the legendary and recently…
By Ori J. Lenkinski January 24, 2012
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