Press Highlights

 

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To Take Up Arms or Not? A Film Joins the Debate
Ethan Bronner, The New York Times
October 3, 2010

 


Palestinian non-violence: the story of Budrus
The Economist
August 19, 2010

 


The Peaceful Intifada
R.M. Schneiderman & Joanne Chen,
Newsweek
August 13, 2010


Opening Lines: A Film Flotilla?
Amir Mizroch, The Jerusalem Post
July 9, 2010


The New Face of Palestinian Resistance

Ari Berman, The Nation
May 03, 2010

 

Saving 'Budrus' Through Peaceful Resistance
ABC News, World View
April 27, 2010

 

Interview with Ronit Avni
Beyond the Pale, WBAI
April 18, 2010

 

 

Budrus director, Julia Bacha, on Aljazeera English,
Frost Over the World

March 20, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


My Neighbourhood Prompts Discussion of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Stacy Perman, The Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2012

 

The Power of Attention in East Jerusalem
Dale Hanson Bourke, Sojourners
April 23, 2012



New Film Looks at Middle East Movement
Andrea Mitchell, MSNBC
October 6, 2010

 

Waiting for Gandhi
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times

July 9, 2010

 

The Diane Rehm Show - Budrus
June 24, 2010

 

Budrus - Variety Review
Alissa Simon, Variety

December 16, 2009

 

Julia Bacha Interview
Becky Lucas, TimeOut Dubai
December 20, 2009

 

ADDITIONAL PRESS COVERAGE

 

Israel's strategy to seize Jerusalem on display for all the world to see
Joseph Dana, The National
April 24, 2012

 

A House Divided
American Public Media
March 1, 2012

 

Rio with the Elders
Richard Branson,
October 28, 2011


Map: Weekly West Bank protests
Ben Piven, Al Jazeera English
July 15, 2011

 

TEDGlobal: Non-violence, tolerance and online freedoms
Bilal Randeree, Al Jazeera English
July 12, 2011

 

Mashable, 92nd Street Y and UN Foundation Present 2nd Annual Social Good Summit
PR Newswire
July 6, 2011

 

Isareli-Palestinian Conflict: A Nonviolent Approach
Jan Jaben-Eilon, www.womenetics.com
May 10, 2011

 

Ronit Avni Interview
The Marc Steiner Show 
March 3, 2011



Showcasing Unsung Heroes in the Middle East
Becky Garrison, Sojourners Magazine
February 22, 2011



Just Vision: 10 Unsung Visionaries of 2010

Ralph Metzner's Blog
February 11, 2011



Just Vision: 10 Unsung Visionaries of 2010

Robert Naiman, Just Foreign Policy News
February 10, 2011



Just Vision's Ronit Avni on nonviolent leaders in the Middle East

Leora Fridman, Dowser
February 3, 2011


Israel & Palestine: Breaking the Silence
David Shulman, The New York Review of Books
January 27, 2011

Budrus’ Producer Says Middle East Will Find Peace But Frets Over Toll
Janet Donovan, NBC Washington, NITESIDE
November 1, 2010

 

'Budrus,' redefining the cinematic hero
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
October 29, 2010

 

Palestinians Sentenced for Civil Disobedience
Robert Mackey, The Lede, New York Times Online

October 23, 2010

 

A Story of Nonviolent Protest in the Middle East
Mary Louise Kelly, NPR, All Things Considered

October 14, 2010

 

Peacemaking from the Ground Up
Pamela Cohn,
Hammer to Nail
October 7, 2010

 

A Study in Middle East Nonviolence
Mike Hale, The New York Times

October 7, 2010

 

How Will Jews React to 'Budrus'?
Josh Nathan-Kazis, The Jewish Daily Forward

October 6, 2010

 

Framing their dilemmas
Jesse Singal, The Boston Globe
October 4, 2010

 

Ayed Morrar: The West Bank's reluctant movie star
Don Macintyre
, The Independent
October 1, 2010

 

The Strand
Mark Coles, BBC World Service

September 24, 2010

Some documentaries have measurable impact
Maria Puente, USA Today

September 22, 2010

 

Can Nonviolence Change the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict?
Cord Jefferson, The Root

September 2, 2010

 

Facing annexation, the West Bank village of al-Walaja looks to 'Budrus' for inspiration
Joseph Dana, Mondoweiss

July 29, 2010

 

Opening Lines: A Film Flotilla?
Amir Mizroch, The Jerusalem Post
July 9, 2010

 

Unarmed Protest: A New Palestinian Approach?
Eyal Press, The New York Review of Books

June 13, 2010

 

It takes a village to humanize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Richard Cohen, The Washington Post
April 13, 2010

 

Building a different Middle East
Joel Beinin, The Nation
January 15, 2010

 

Dubai International Film Festival 2009
Laura Chubb, TimeOut Dubai

November 30, 2009

 

Israel/Palestine: Which Side Are You On?
Eboo Patel, Washington Post
May 12, 2008

 

Encounter Point Review
Variety
April 27, 2006

 

Encounter Point Review
Melissa Levine, Village Voice
November 15, 2006

 

On Opposite Sides, United by Grief
Anita Gates, New York Times
November 17, 2006

 

Encounter Point Trailer and Film Subjects on Al Jazeera
Robi Damelin, Ali Abu Awwad and Encounter Point's trailer were featured on Al Jazeera (Arabic link)
June 13, 2007

 

Documentary Captures Citizen Reconciliation - and Encourages More
Christian Science Monitor
January 10, 2007

 

Israel-Palestine: Reconciliation Is in Everyone's Interest
By Evan Derkacz, ALTERNET
December 02, 2006

 

Members of Fatah meet the People Behind the Documentary Film, Encounter Point, in Ramallah

April 21, 2007

 

Channel 10 Israeli Television
Interview with Just Vision's Leora Gal and Encounter Point film subject Rutie Atsmon (in Hebrew)
December 21, 2006

 

Encounter Point Review (pdf format)
Hank Shteamer, TimeOut NY
November 15, 2006

 

Conversation with Julia Bacha and Ronit Avni on Kathleen Dunn's program on WPR
Wisconsin Public Radio - Kathleen Dunn
October 27, 2006

 

Film Offers Hopeful 'Encounter'
Jerusalem Post
August 27, 2006

 

Interviews with Encounter Point stars Shlomo Zagman and Ali Abu Awwad
On the program "Yom Hadash" (New Day) on Channel 2 in Israel (in Hebrew)
* Download English transcription of interview (.pdf)
July 12, 2006

 

Film Watch
Michael Fox, Moment Magazine June 2006
April 01, 2006