Beyond the Frontlines: Resistance and Resilience in Palestine (2017)

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

How it feels

This documentary explores how the Israeli occupation affects the mental health of Palestinian people. It features interviews with Palestinians including psychiatrist Samah Jabr, discussing trauma and coping. The film won an award at a Palestinian film festival.

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What happens

Beyond the Frontlines: Resistance and Resilience in Palestine (Original French title: Derrière les fronts : Résistances et résiliences en Palestine) is a 2017 documentary film written, directed and produced by French director Alexandra Dols. Featuring Palestinian women and men, among others psychiatrist and writer Samah Jabr, it looks at the consequences of the Israeli occupation on the mental health of the Palestinian people, issues of colonial trauma and alienation and disalienation. It won the Sunbird Award for Best Documentary Film at the Days of Cinema film festival in Palestine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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