Coming Soon: Budrus
Just Vision's timely and powerful new film, Budrus, follows a Palestinian leader who unites Palestinian political factions and Israelis in an unarmed movement to save his village from destruction. Success eludes them until his 15-year-old daughter jumps into the fray. Together they unleash a nonviolent movement that is still gaining ground today.
"If you lost your loved ones, if you spent ten years in prison, if conflict drove you from your home... Would you seek revenge? Or struggle for peace?” Encounter Point is a true story about the everyday leaders who refuse to sit back as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalates.
A former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to confront hatred within their communities. Encounter Point explores what drives them and thousands of other like-minded civilians to overcome anger and grief to work for grassroots solutions.
Winner of the Docupolis Award for Best First Documentary, Audience Award for Best Documentary at the San Francisco International and Rencontres Film Festivals, Best Documentary at the Sao Paulo Jewish Film Festival and Best Musical Score at the Bend Film Festival. Official Selection at Hot Docs, Jerusalem International Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, and featured during Pangea Day. Encounter Point premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2006.
Now available on DVD in 5 languages with more than an hour of additional content, Encounter Point has screened in 150 cities, including Gaza, Tel Aviv, NYC, Ramallah, Sderot, Dubai, Doha, Amman, Barcelona, London and more. It was broadcast on the CBC in Canada and on Al Arabiya, one of the world's largest Arabic satellite stations.
Read Just Vision's interviews with Encounter Point's main characters Ali Abu Awwad, Robi Damelin, Shlomo Zagman, George Sa'adeh, Tzvika Shahak, and Rutie Atsmon. See film stills and production stills from the making of Encounter Point and in-depth information about the film, filmmakers, press reviews, and subjects, at www.encounterpoint.com. Encounter Point's screening guides include background material, discussion topics and writing assignments for high school and college classes, and steps to organizing screenings and discussions in churches, mosques, synagogues, community centers, or at home.
