The Freedom Theatre, Jenin, West Bank, Palestine

An organization started by Juliano Mer Khamis that I volunteered at in the summer of '08 in the Jenin Refugee Camp in Jenin, the heartland of the West Bank in Palestine.

During the summer Lisa Fender and I taught storytelling, cinema photography, video editing to the theatre's instructors.

As a final project we all worked on this video telling people what The Freedom Theatre is and what it does.

Lisa even managed to get 'detained' in a detention centre by the Israeli military while doing some of the filming for this piece.

Produced, Directed, Shot and Cut by Ben Aylsworth, Lisa Fender, Tareq, Mustafa, Ahmed and Muhammed.

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[noelleclearwater]

Bless the family of Juliano Mer Khamis, his own family and all of the children whom he has helped over the years. I pray that the theater continues. I am deeply sorrowful for the loss of this great man who was such a gift to the world. May his legacy and his deep and heart opening compassion live on. May Peace and freedom come to Gaza and the West Bank.

[gidimeir]

R.I.P. Juliano Mer, your vision will live forever.

[ChaiKadai]

@ benaylsworth We run an online magazine called Chai Kadai that is soon going online as a website, monthly magazine. Our first issue is on 'freedom' and trying to understand. That is how I came across this video. I would really like to talk to you about your experience with Freedom theatre and your thoughts on freedom and post a link to this video along with it. please email us at chaikadai[at]gmail[dot]com if you are interested! Samyuktha - Editor, Chai Kadai.

[a77white]

~”Ezekiel 33”~ ~”Israel”~ is being ~”warned”~ to ~”Love”~ or die! ~“Feeling”~ ~“led”~ almost ~“compelled”~ to ~“write”~ my(free)~“book”~ ~”DIVINE 9/11 INTERVENTON”~@ LOVEGODISLOVEdotORG ~“thusly”~ I ~“discovered”~ a ~“77”~ ~“alignment”~ of ~“seven...”~'s ~“hidden”~ in the book of ~“Revelation”~! Do you think ~“this”~ “physical evidence” of ~“Spiritual Intelligence”~ (i.e.~“God”~) might cause more of ~“us”~ to sit up and take notice of what it ~“truly”~ means to ~“Love thy neighbour as thyself.”~

[Palindependence]

The boy at 0:11, was so upset he could not speak - He said more than every one else. So many speak but say so little. So many are silent but say so much.

[palestineloversmh]

may allah bless his soul

[tikkunolam613]

PRAYER FOR PALESTINE FROM A JEW:Let us help them to create something extraordinary,just as we have for ourselves-it is in our best interest to do so! Let us help them to build a home they will love with all their hearts, as we love Israel with all of ours.! Let's teach each other how to win non-zero sum games. We are both great nations-let us never forget this!Let us nurture peace with both our enemies and our friends, and recognize that they are a mirror...reflecting light unto the nations.

[motaz13m]

لن انسى انسان علمني معنى الحياة يا اغلى انسان في حياتي

[motaz13m]

I will Never forget you my father my dirctor my friend my life

[TheLordIdanZiegeL]

@rrooii2 איזה רגועים?! החמורים האלה רצחו את הבנאדם היחידי שניסה להכניס להם תרבות. לא ברור אם הרקע לאומני או פלילי אבל ברצח שלו הם יצאו בהכרזה ברורה- הם רוצים בדרך הטרור. ג'נין היא קן צרעות של מחבלים. תמיד הייתה ותמיג תהיה. ברוך השם שהחיות שם מגודרות ומפוקחות. חבל שב-48 נסיון הכיבוש של העיר המזדיינת הזו נכשל.