Israel/Palestine Film Series

Join Middle East & North African Studies, Jewish Studies, and Tulane University Libraries for a two-part Israel/Palestine film series featuring acclaimed documentaries. Each screening will be followed by a moderated discussion.

The Gatekeepers
Thursday, September 26, 6:30-8:30pm
Lake Theater

The Gatekeepers (dir. by Dror Moreh, 2012), takes viewers into first of their kind interviews with six former heads of Shin Bet, Israel’s Secret Service, where they publicly reflect on their actions, weighing the consequences of the post-1967 Occupation and Israel's domestic security policies.

Five Broken Cameras
Tuesday, November 12, 6:30-8:30pm
Lake Theater

Five Broken Cameras (dir. by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, 2011) is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat and co-edited by Israeli co-director Guy Davidi, the film is structured around the violent destruction of each one of Burnat's cameras as the filmmakers collaboratively capture both the struggle led by Burnat's friends and the growth of his son.