Occupation 101

Occupation 101
Directed by Sufyan Omeish
Abdallah Omeish
Produced by Sufyan Omeish
Abdallah Omeish
Written by Sufyan Omeish
Abdallah Omeish
Narrated by Alison Weir
Music by Zan Nakari
Eric Olsen
Cinematography Sufyan Omeish
Abdallah Omeish
Edited by Sufyan Omeish
Abdallah Omeish
Release dates
  • March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25) (East Lansing Film Festival)
  • May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Occupation 101: Voice of the Silenced Majority is a 2006 documentary film on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict directed by Sufyan Omeish and Abdallah Omeish, and narrated by Alison Weir, founder of If Americans Knew. The film focuses on the effects of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and discusses events from the rise of Zionism to the Second Intifada and Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, presenting its perspective through dozens of interviews, questioning the nature of Israeli-American relations — in particular, the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, and the ethics of US monetary involvement.[1] Occupation 101 includes interviews with mostly American and Israeli scholars, religious leaders, humanitarian workers, and NGO representatives — more than half of whom are Jewish — who are critical of the injustices and human rights abuses stemming from Israeli policy in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza.

Cast

The entire list of featured interviews:[2]

Awards

The film has won several awards from various film festivals.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. Official Website of Occupation 101. See the multimedia page for movie clips.
  2. Occupation 101 :: Interviewees. From official Occupation101.com site.
  3. Screenings and awards. From official Occupation101.com site.
  4. "NeoFlix welcomes 'Occupation 101' - May 4, 2007". Press release.
  5. Occupation 101 - Voices of the Silenced Majority. Info and awards list from Palestine Online Store site.
  6. 2007 Global Visions Film Festival : Film Details. Info about Occupation 101. List of awards from other film festivals.
  7. "'Occupation' takes home Golden Palm". By Gregg Kilday. April 18, 2007. The Hollywood Reporter. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
  8. "2007 Beverly Hills Film Festival". By John Esther. April 11, 2007. Los Angeles Journal.
  9. River's Edge Film Festival review of Occupation 101. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine

External links

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