Serge Gordey Movies
A Palestinian farmer who purchased a video camera to document the birth of his fourth son begins using it to record the struggle between his people and Israeli settlers, and continues to buy a new camera each time his old one is damaged in the fray. The year was 2005. Bil'in family man Emad Burnat was celebrating the birth of his fourth son Gibreel when the settlers began erecting a massive separation barrier in their village. Over the course of the next two years, Burnat alternated between documenting his son's development, and turning his camera on the peaceful protests over the controversial barrier. As the tensions swell, Burnat finds himself having to replace broken cameras with alarming frequency. This is the story of each of Burnat's cameras, and the images they captured as his friends, family, and loved ones waged a valiant struggle to preserve their way of life. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
The contrasts between an event that changed the face of terrorism and an act of terrorism that changed the face of the world are explored in director Ilan Ziv's documentary detailing the September 1970 hijacking of five commercial airliners by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Unlike the hijackers of September, 11, 2001, the PFLP was not a religious extremist group, but a group of secular Marxist Leninists looking to call attention to a plight that they felt was being ignored by the masses. Though in the end three of the airliners were spectacularly blown up by the militant Palestinian organization, none of the nearly 600 passengers taken hostage were actually killed. Now, more than three decades after the tense events that braced a nation, award-winning producer Ziv conducts interviews with the PFLP, the masterminds behind the attacks, as well as journalists who covered the events, and passengers and crew members of the flights to offer a compelling snapshot of a time in history when innocent civilians became unwilling pawns in the global game of terror. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2003
Directed by Ilan Ziv, The Junction refers to the Netzarim Junction in the Gaza Strip, a crossroads between the Israeli settlement of Netzarim and the Palestinian refugee camp of Nusseirat. Though the junction was, at one time, peaceful, it has since become one of the most dangerous areas in the region. This documentary chronicles the sequence of events that led to the death of David Biri and Fahmi Abuu Ammouneh, the first Israeli soldier and the first resident of Nusseirat to lose their lives in a conflict that would become one of the bloodiest in world history. The film utilizes video footage of David and Fahmi's friends and family to illustrate the effect their deaths still have on the ones they left behind, as well as interviews with loved ones and members of the surrounding communities. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- 2002
The history, rationales, and long-term effects of suicide missions are explored in this documentary by Tel Aviv-native and New York-based filmmaker Ilan Ziv. Ziv suggests that the widespread, self-inflicted terrorist acts that came to the fore in the early 21st century found their roots in two significant places: the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. But Ziv is quick to draw a lineage between those movements, the Kamikaze pilots of World War II, and other war-casualty operations. Throughout, the filmmaker analyzes the far-reaching consequences of treating suicidal terrorist as an act of martyrdom, paying particular attention to the Mid-East conflict. In addition to his work as a documentarian, Ziv is also the founder of the well-reputed indie production company Icarus Films. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi
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