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The Viewing Booth (2020)

The Viewing Booth poster
Directed by
Ra’anan Alexandrowicz
Genre
documentary
Country
Israel, United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Jewish American student who supports Israel watches videos about Palestinian life under Israeli military rule. The film shows her responding to what she sees and questioning her own beliefs.

thoughtfuluncomfortablereflectiveintrospectivecontrolledprovocativeslow-paced

What happens

The Viewing Booth is a 2019 documentary film directed, co-produced and co-edited by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz. An international co-production of Israel and the United States, the film features a Jewish American college student named Maia Levy. Levy, a staunch supporter of Israel, is shown videos depicting Palestinian life under Israeli military rule in the West Bank, causing her to contemplate her worldview and her beliefs about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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