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Grass Doesn't Grow in the Camp
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After 20 years in Israeli prison, Balata resident Meqdad Khatib is released. His newly-wed wife pregnant when he was arrested, Meqdad had never seen his son until he was al...
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Women in Death Castles
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A high proportion of Palestinian women prisoners in Israeli Occupation prisons are from the Nablus region.
In this film, recently released women from Balata and Nablus s...
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Birds of Revolution Besieged in Balata
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The schoolchildren of Balata Camp face up to Israeli military force. As jeeps attempt to invade and enforce curfew, the children make clear that they won't submit.
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Children of the Stones
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The children of Palestine lead a childhood of oppression, struggle and isolation. Faced with daily Israeli military invasions, the short moments of relative quiet and safet...
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Memories of the Nakbe
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Rarely seen archival photographs alongside Palestinian survivors remembering the 1948 ' Nakbe ' (Catastrophe), describing the expulsion from their land on which the suburbs...
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Palestinian Embroidery under Occupation
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46,461 views
Palestinian embroidery is a hidden form of resistance to Israeli attempts at economic, social and political subjugation. Women's embroidery is one of few means of economic ...
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Elections under Occupation
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Palestinians from Balata Camp speak out about the elections for the Palestinian Authority on January 9th, 2005.
Includes interviews with representatives of various organ...
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Election Furore in Balata Refugee Camp
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562 views
The balatacamp.net girl journalists hit the streets during voting to see what camp residents really think.
Quotes include:
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"How can we can have elections...
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Akoub - The Challenge
balatacamp
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The vegetable akoub plays an important role in both Palestinian identity and cooking.
'Akoub the Challenge' describes how Israeli checkpoints, settlements and military b...
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Shadows of Occupation
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9,393 views
Camp children prepare a shadow puppet theatre production as part of balatacamp.net activities.
But during the performance, the characters of their imagination move from ...
About balata film collective
Film is an important means of both resistance and communication. The Balata Film Collective was initated to enable young Palestinians from Balata to break their isolation, challenge their oppression and and represent their lives to the world.
The Balata film production collective films, edits and produces movies in Arabic and English. Until now, the collective has focused on producing shorts which are uploaded to the internet.
Please visit http://www.balatacamp.net for further information about balata camp and balata film collective.
Please do also visit for further video material on balata camp please visit http://a-films.blogspot.com, the webpage of the anarchist video collective a-films.
Film is an important means of both resistance and communication. The Balata Film Collective was initated to enable young Palestinians from Balata to break their isolation, challenge their oppression and and represent their lives to the world.
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