Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.
Wednesday, October 16, 6:00PM – 9:00PM – Kellen Auditorium, 65 5th Avenue, New York
Please note the Community Agreements for this event.
Presented by the Schools of Public Engagement, Eugene Lang College, and The New School for Social Research at The New School.
Speakers
Basel Adra is a Palestinian lawyer, journalist and filmmaker from Masafer Yatta. He has been an activist and documentarian since 15, fighting against Israel’s mass expulsion of his community.
Rachel Szor is an Israeli cinematographer, editor, and director from Jerusalem.
Hamdan Ballal is a Palestinian photographer, filmmaker and farmer from Susya, and has worked as a researcher for several anti-occupation human rights groups.
Yuval Abraham is an Israeli filmmaker and investigative journalist from Jerusalem.