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5 Broken Cameras

Nominated for an Oscar®, the film is a deeply personal, first-hand account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village surrounded by Israeli settlements. Shot by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, Gibreel, the film was co-directed by Burnat and Guy Davidi, an Israeli filmmaker. Structured in chapters around the destruction of each one of Burnat’s cameras, the film follows one family’s evolution over five years of village upheaval. As the years pass in front of the camera, we witness Gibreel grow from a newborn baby into a young boy who observes the world unfolding around him.

Festivals and Awards:

Winner of the International Emmy for Best Documentary, 2013; Nominated for Best Documentary at the Academy Awards, 2012; Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival, 2012; Audience Award at the IFI Stranger Than Fiction Dublin Documentary Festival, Ireland, 2012; Best Picture in The Traverse City Film Festival, USA, 2012; Best Documentary at the Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2012;  Special Jury Mention & Audience Award at IDFA, the Netherlands, 2011; Prix Louis-Marcorelles at Cinéma du Réel, France, 2011

Director: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi

Producer: Guy Davidi, Serge Sordey, Emad Burnat

Production Company: Guy DVD Films, Alegria Productions, Burnat Films Palestine

Cinematographer: Emad Burnat

Editor: Veronique Lagoarde-Segot, Guy Davidi

Soundtrack Editor: Amelie Canini

Original Soundtrack: Samir Joubran, Wissam Joubran, Adnan Joubran

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Noga Communications - Channel 8, Jan Vrijman Fund (IDFA), Ikon TV ,YLE Finland, Alter - Cine CAD –Canada, CBA Worldview, France Television

Script: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi

Distributor: Kino Lorber

Subtitles: English

Film Name in Hebrew: 5 מצלמות שבורות

Nominated for an Oscar®, the film is a deeply personal, first-hand account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village surrounded by Israeli settlements. Shot by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, Gibreel, the film was co-directed by Burnat and Guy Davidi, an Israeli filmmaker. Structured in chapters around the destruction of each one of Burnat’s cameras, the film follows one family’s evolution over five years of village upheaval. As the years pass in front of the camera, we witness Gibreel grow from a newborn baby into a young boy who observes the world unfolding around him.

Festivals and Awards:

Winner of the International Emmy for Best Documentary, 2013; Nominated for Best Documentary at the Academy Awards, 2012; Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival, 2012; Audience Award at the IFI Stranger Than Fiction Dublin Documentary Festival, Ireland, 2012; Best Picture in The Traverse City Film Festival, USA, 2012; Best Documentary at the Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2012;  Special Jury Mention & Audience Award at IDFA, the Netherlands, 2011; Prix Louis-Marcorelles at Cinéma du Réel, France, 2011

Director: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi

Producer: Guy Davidi, Serge Sordey, Emad Burnat

Production Company: Guy DVD Films, Alegria Productions, Burnat Films Palestine

Cinematographer: Emad Burnat

Editor: Veronique Lagoarde-Segot, Guy Davidi

Soundtrack Editor: Amelie Canini

Original Soundtrack: Samir Joubran, Wissam Joubran, Adnan Joubran

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Noga Communications - Channel 8, Jan Vrijman Fund (IDFA), Ikon TV ,YLE Finland, Alter - Cine CAD –Canada, CBA Worldview, France Television

Script: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi

Distributor: Kino Lorber

Subtitles: English

Film Name in Hebrew: 5 מצלמות שבורות

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