Spike Lee sparked a media frenzy by wearing a Palestine-inspired outfit to the NBA All-Star game. Gaza may have fallen from news headlines, but the genocide continues to be raised and dominate the conversation in some surprising places.
The documentary film “The Encampments” shares the inspiring story of how students brought Columbia University to a standstill, and the issue of Palestine to millions around the world.
The objective of the new film “October 8” is not to impart information but to cause panic— a panic the filmmakers hope will lead viewers to support the violent crackdowns on student Palestine activists that we are seeing across the U.S. right now.
“Once you see behind the veil of security, of law, of order,” co-producer Joshua Vis says in the film, “you cannot unsee what lies there. You cannot unsee the ugliness of oppression on the Palestinian people.”
If one wonders how the nickels, dimes, and dollars collected in churches across the U.S. shape politics in Congress and Israel, director Maya Zinshtein’s film, ‘Til Kingdom Come, is required viewing.
Israeli officials have launched a smear campaign against Netflix and the film “Farha,” which tells the story of a young Palestinian girl who witnesses the horrors of the Nakba.
Watch “Love Under Occupation,” a short film by Mondoweiss and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights about a fictional Palestinian-and-foreigner couple taking the next big step in their relationship, and then read on to learn how Israeli apartheid regulations impact Palestinian people, their partners, and their families.
Ameen Nayfeh’s “200 Meters” is the rare Palestinian-made film that has been widely programmed at Jewish film festivals. The reviews from these screenings show the American Jewish community’s inability to see the Israeli occupation for the brutal human rights travesty it is, and an inability to see Palestinians as equals.
An important new documentary tells the story of anti-BDS laws and the people who have stood up to them.
Udi Aloni reflects on his new film, “Why is We Americans?” and how meeting the Baraka family in Newark, NJ gave him the opportunity to finally learn about the America he wanted to be a part of.