Five Broken Cameras

5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son,...

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Corporate Author: Trio Joubran., Kino Lorber, Inc., Alegria Productions., Burnat Films Palestine., Guy DVD Films.
Other Authors: Camdessus, Christine., Burnat, Emad. (Director), Davidi, Guy, 1978- (Director, Producer)
Format: Videos DVD
Language: Hebrew
Arabic
English
Published: New York : Kino Lorber, 2013.
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Summary: 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, the footage was later turned into a galvanizing cinematic experience by co-directors Burnat and Davidi.
Item Description: Originally produced in 2011; DVD release date: Jan. 15, 2013.
Bonus features: Keywords : a short film by Guy Davidi; interviews with Emad Burnat & Guy Davidi; trailer; About Greenhouse.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, widescreen, 1.85:1; NTSC, region 1.
Audience: Rating: Not rated.
Awards: World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary 2012, Sundance Film Festival -- Winner: Special Jury Award/Audience Award: idfa 2011 -- Official Selection: New Directors/New Films -- Academy Award Nominee, Best Documentary Feature.
Production Credits: Cinematographer, Emad Burnat ; editors, Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot, Guy Davidi ; composer, Trio Joubran.