Q & A with 5 BROKEN CAMERAS filmmaker Guy Davidi, recorded May 30, 2012, at a screening of the film at Film Forum

Summary: 5 BROKEN CAMERAS: Emad Burnat is a Palestinian farmer who lives with his wife and four small children in the village of Bil’in in the central West Bank. Teamed with Israeli filmmaker Guy Davidi, the two men document Burnat’s experiences with his neighbors, the Israeli army, and Israeli activists as his village is increasingly drawn into a multi-year conflict over the construction of a barrier that will confiscate much of the village’s cultivated land. His “five broken cameras” are all shot or smashed in the course of nonviolent demonstrations by the villagers: olive trees are burnt; buildings are bulldozed and lives are lost. A prize-winning film at both Sundance and IDFA (Amsterdam’s famed documentary festival), 5 BROKEN CAMERAS takes an international tragedy and reframes it in light of its impact on one family’s life. The film illuminates the warning of Israeli Knesset member Daniel Ben-Simon: “Israel is making a mistake in its unwillingness to recognize a Palestinian state.” This podcast is a recording of the Q & A with 5 BROKEN CAMERAS filmmaker Guy Davidi, recorded May 30, 2012