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5 Broken Cameras is a first-hand account of protests in Bil'in, a West Bank village affected by the Israeli West Bank barrier. The documentary was shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son.
5 Broken Cameras: Directed by Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi. With Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat. A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
- (6.7K)
- Documentary, War
- Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
- 2011
Sep 6, 2023 · 5 Broken Cameras (2011): Five Broken Cameras is an Oscar nominated and critically-acclaimed documentary film by Emad Burnat. Presented by POV, this powerful ...
- 86 min
- 20.8K
- Paper Trail Documentary
Learn how Emad Burnat, an olive farmer and activist, and Guy Davidi, an Israeli filmmaker, collaborated to make a personal and powerful film about the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the nonviolent resistance movement in Bil'in. Read their interview about their meeting, their process and their challenges.
The resulting 5 Broken Cameras is an intensely personal account of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as it plays out on the ground in the West Bank. It is a rare look at the conflict from the inside of a Palestinian village.
- Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
- August 26, 2013
A personal and political film by Palestinian Emad Burnat and Israeli Guy Davidi, 5 Broken Cameras captures the nonviolent resistance of a West Bank village against Israel's security fence. The film follows the life of a family and their son's journey from birth to activism over five years.
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.
