Occupation 101
| Occupation 101 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sufyan Omeish Abdallah Omeish |
| Written by | Sufyan Omeish Abdallah Omeish |
| Produced by | Sufyan Omeish Abdallah Omeish |
| Narrated by | Alison Weir |
| Cinematography | Sufyan Omeish Abdallah Omeish |
| Edited by | Sufyan Omeish Abdallah Omeish |
| Music by | Al Nakari Eric Olsen |
Release date | May 15, 2007 |
Running time | 90 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Occupation 101: Voice of the Silenced Majority is a 2007 documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict directed by Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish, and narrated by If Americans Knew founder Alison Weir. The film discusses Palestinian history from the rise of Zionism to the Second Intifada and Israel's unilateral disengagement plan. Presenting its case through dozens of interviews, it questions the nature of the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and whether the American taxpayer should pay for it. [1] Occupation 101 includes interviews with mostly American and Israeli scholars, religious leaders, humanitarian workers, and NGO's critical of the injustices that stem from Israeli policy in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, on the premise that they would be more credible than either Israeli or Palestinian government officials.
Cast
The entire list of featured interviews[2]:
- Dr. Albert Aghazarian. Director of Public Relations at Birzeit University. Palestinian Armenian.
- Ambassador James E. Akins. Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
- Rabbi Arik Ascherman. Rabbis for Human Rights. Israeli.
- Dr. William Baker (theologian). Christians and Muslims for Peace.
- Bishop Allen Bartlett, Jr. Diocese of Washington.
- Phyllis Bennis. Institute for Policy Studies, and co-chair of the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation.
- Peter Boukaert. Director of Emergencies at Human Rights Watch.
- Sharon Burke. Former Advocacy Director of Amnesty International.
- Noam Chomsky. Political Analyst - MIT Professor.
- Father Drew Christiansen. United States Catholic Conference.
- Cindy and Craig Corrie. Parents of late peace activist Rachel Corrie.
- Douglas Dicks. Catholic Relief Services in Jerusalem. Outreach program director.
- Richard Falk. 2001 United Nations Fact-finding Commission in the West Bank and Gaza.
- Paul Findley. U.S. Congressman 1961-1983.
- Thomas Getman. World Vision International.
- Neta Golan. Israeli co-founder of International Solidarity Movement.
- Jeff Halper. Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
- Amira Hass. Israeli Journalist -- Ha'aretz.
- Doug Hostetter. Fellowship of Reconciliation.
- Kathy Kamphoefner. Christian Peacemaker Team.
- Adam Keller. Gush Shalom - Israeli Peace Group.
- Hava Keller. Woman's Organization for Political Prisoners.
- Rashid Khalidi. School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia U.
- Peretz Kidron. Yesh Gvul - Israeli Peace Group.
- Rabbi Michael Lerner. Tikkun Community.
- Rabbi Rebecca Lillian. Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace.
- Roger Normand. Center for Economic and Social Rights.
- Allegra Pacheco. Israeli human rights Lawyer.
- Ilan Pappe. Israeli historian - Haifa University.
- Dr. Iyad Sarraj. Prominent Palestinian psychiatrist.
- Yael Stein. B'Tselem - Israeli human rights group.
- Gila Svirsky. Coalition of Women for a Just Peace. Israeli.
- Ambassador Edward Walker. Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
- Alison Weir. If Americans Knew.
Awards
The film has won several awards from various film festivals.[3][4][5][6]
- Winner of the "Golden Palm" Award (highest honor given by jury) and for "Best Editing" at the 2007 International Beverly Hills Film Festival.[7][8]
- Winner of the 'Artivist Award' for Best Feature Film under the category of Human Rights at the 2006 Artivist Film Festival in Hollywood.
- Winner of the Best Documentary Award (Special Recognition) at the 2007 New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival.
- Winner of the Best Feature Film Award at the 2006 River's Edge Film Festival.[9]
- Winner of the Best Documentary Feature Award at 2006 The Dead Center Film Festival.
- Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at 2006 East Lansing Film Festival.
- Winner of the John Michaels Memorial Award at the 2006 Big Muddy Film Festival.
References
- ^ Official Website of Occupation 101
- ^ Occupation 101 :: Interviewees. From official Occupation101.com site.
- ^ Screenings and awards. From official Occupation101.com site.
- ^ "NeoFlix welcomes 'Occupation 101' - May 4, 2007". Press release.
- ^ Occupation 101 - Voices of the Silenced Majority. Info and awards list from Palestine Online Store site.
- ^ 2007 Global Visions Film Festival : Film Details. Info about Occupation 101. List of awards from other film festivals.
- ^ "'Occupation' takes home Golden Palm". By Gregg Kilday. April 18, 2007. The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "2007 Beverly Hills Film Festival". By John Esther. April 11, 2007. Los Angeles Journal.
- ^ River's Edge Film Festival review of Occupation 101.
External links
- Official Website of Occupation 101. See the multimedia page for movie clips.
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- "Occupation 101 Official MySpace Page"
- Film review: "Occupation 101". Maureen Clare Murphy, The Electronic Intifada, Jun 27, 2007.
- Film Review: "Occupation 101". Nadia Naas Elkhatib, Institute for Middle East Understanding, Oct 19, 2006.