On the edge of the Negev desert, a group of young Palestinians confronts the Israeli military occupation with cameras and nonviolent actions, reclaiming the land taken from their families.
Synopsis
On the edge of the Negev desert, a group of young Palestinians fights against the Israeli military occupation. “Youth of Sumud” — the youth of perseverance — seeks to return to its people the land taken from their families by restoring the ancient cave village of Sarura. They face aggression with nonviolent actions, defending themselves from rifles with their cameras; they oppose desolation and death with hope and life.
Ten years after their first documentary about the nonviolent struggle in the West Bank, the directors return to the village of At-Tuwani to show how the children portrayed in their first film have grown, using archival material spanning more than 15 years.
Awards
Grand Prix Award Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival / Best Film Arab Network for Human Rights Film ANHAR / Best Documentary Naples Human Rights Film Festival / Best Film Activists without Borders Film Festival / Jury Award for Lucid Testimony International Segni della Notte Festival Urbino / Special Mention Internationales Festival Zeichen der Nacht Berlin / Best Film - Human Rights Award Valentina Pedicini Life After Oil / Best Photography Award Documentaria Festival Palermo / Best Feature Documentary Stockholm City Film Festival / Human Rights Award Nawada International Film Festival / Best Cinematographer, Special Jury Award, Best Director Rajgir International Film Festival / Audience Award Al Ard Festival / Special Mention Film Festival del Garda / Special Mention Terra di Tutti
Festivals
Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival / KARAMA Human Rights Film Festival Jordan / Naples Human Rights Film Festival / Activists without Borders Film Festival / International Segni della Notte Festival Urbino / Internationales Festival Zeichen der Nacht Berlin / Life After Oil / Documentaria Festival Palermo / Stockholm City Film Festival / Nawada International Film Festival / Rajgir International Film Festival / Al Ard Festival / Film Festival del Garda / Terra di Tutti Film Festival / Ethnovideografica / Garofano Rosso Film Festival / International Moving Festival / Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental FINCA / Palestine Cinema Days - Sunbird Awards / London Palestine Film Festival / Documed / Boden Film Festival / Reel Palestine / Boston Palestine Film Festival / Anti-War International Independent Film Festival / BEholders Documentary Festival / IDFA Docs for Sale / MIA Market / Les Rimbaud du Cinéma / International Film Festival of Active Nonviolence (FICNOVA)