WDN, Executive Producer of the New Film Budrus
Published on: April 27, 2010
Written by: WDNStaff
WDN’s Mideast Peace Action Circle is thrilled to be billed as an Executive Producer of the award-winning documentary film Budrus. WDNers were in New York this week for the U.S. premiere of the film, produced by the young visionary founder of Just Vision, Ronit Avni, and directed by Julia Bacha.
Budrus is an inspiring documentary about a small Palestinian village in the Occupied Territories that promotes the power and effectiveness of nonviolent, grassroots change. From the film’s synopsis, “Ayed Morrar, an unlikely community organizer, unites Palestinians from all political factions and Israelis to save his village from destruction by Israel’s Separation Barrier. Victory seems improbable until his 15-year-old daughter, Iltezam, launches a women’s contingent that quickly moves to the front lines.
Struggling side by side, father and daughter unleash an inspiring, yet little-known movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories that is still gaining ground today. In an action-filled documentary chronicling this movement from its infancy, Budrus shines a light on people who choose nonviolence to confront a threat, yet remain virtually unknown to the world.
The movie is directed by award-winning filmmaker Julia Bacha (co-writer and editor Control Room, co-director Encounter Point), and produced by Bacha, Palestinian journalist Rula Salameh, and filmmaker and human rights advocate Ronit Avni (formerly of WITNESS, director of Encounter Point).
While this film is about one Palestinian village, it tells a much bigger story about what is possible in the Middle East. Ayed succeeded in doing what many people believe to be impossible: he united local Palestinian political factions, including Fatah and Hamas; he brought women to the heart of the struggle by encouraging his daughter Iltezam's leadership; and he welcomed hundreds of Israelis to cross into Palestinian territory for the first time and join this nonviolent effort.”
Read more at www.budrusthemovie.com and join us for upcoming screenings!
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