Five Broken Cameras (2011) Emad Burnat Guy Davidi

Five broken camerasand each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bulletridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bilin, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements. Gibreels loss of innocence and the destruction of each camera are potent metaphors in a deeply personal documentary that vividly portrays a conflict many of us think we know. Emad Burnat, a Palestinian, joins forces with Guy Davidi, an Israeli, andfrom the wreckage of five broken camerastwo filmmakers create one extraordinary work of art.