"I feel like the camera protects me, but it's an illusion." -Kino Lorber
Directed by: Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
In 2005, Emad Burnat bought his first camera to capture his son, Gibreel's birth. Then, Burnat began to film Bil'in, a village in West Bank, during Israel. Five years later, co-director Guy Davidi, edited the footage into what we know as the documentary, 'Five Broken Cameras.'
The film focuses on the evolution of a West Bank family's conflict as many political and land issues unfold. It also explores themes of innocence verses corruption of children that live in the West Bank. This theme is exaggerated through words Gabreel learns from a young age like 'war' and 'wall.' It is quite alarming that children are exposed to such issues while they are so young.
Because filming conditions were dangerous, five of Emad's cameras were smashed, hence the film's title, Five Broken Cameras.
This film was developed by the Greenhouse Development Project and funded internationally and through Israeli funders.
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