2006
90 min
1-932869-85-9
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English
Occupation 101
Voices of the Silenced Majority
Synopsis
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is widely viewed in the U.S. as one of the most complicated geopolitical disputes in the world. But there are also signs that Americans are unfamiliar with one of the core flashpoints of the conflict: the exact nature of Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian land. Occupation 101 lays out the basic facts of the occupation in vivid and heart-wrenching detail, offering a crystal-clear and myth-shattering history of Israel's systematic dispossession of Palestinians from their land. Features Middle East scholars, journalists, religious leaders, and humanitarian workers.
Release Date:2006
Duration:90 min
ISBN:1-932869-85-9
Subtitles:English
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Filmmaker Credits
A Trip'ol'ii Productions Release
A Triple Eye Films Production
A film by Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish
Film Festivals
Winner: Best Film: New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival
Awards
Winner, Golden Palm Award: Beverly Hills Film Festival
Winner, Best Editing: Beverly Hills Film Festival
Winner, Best Film: Artivist Film Festival 2007
Winner, Audience Choice Best Film: East Lansing Film Festival 2006
Winner, Best Feature: River's Edge Film Festival 2006
Winner, Best Documentary: deadCenter Film Festival 2006
Winner: Best Film: New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival
Winner: John Michaels Memorial Award: Big Muddy Film Festival 2006
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Praise
"A Visual Revolution is Born!"
- Infocus
"One of the best documentaries"
- Los Angeles Journal
"Omeish ...has dedicated his career to presenting stories that people in Hollywood would normally be too afraid to touch: stories of the Palestinian experience. Occupation 101... remains the finest presentation of the Palestinian narrative I have ever seen. Omeish's documentary ruffled many feathers in Hollywood for its political message, and yet even his detractors cannot deny the artistry and sophistication of the film. Occupation 101 set the bar for 'alternative' storytelling about the Middle East in terms of seriousness, savvy and production value, and as a result presented the first real challenge to the mainstream narrative about Israel that has been entrenched in American media for decades."
- Kamran Pasha, Filmaker
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