Budrus

Julia Bacha
  • USA, Palestine, Israel
  • 2009
  • 82min
  • DigiBeta
  • Color
DMZ Choice

Synopsis

Ayed Morrar, an unlikely community organizer, unites Israelis and Palestinians from every political faction to save his village from destruction because of Israel’s Separation Barrier. Victory seems improbable until his 15-year-old daughter, Iltezam, launches a women’s contingent that quickly moves to the front lines.4

Director

  • Julia Bacha
    Julia Bacha is an award-winning filmmaker who has worked on films exhibited at the Sundance, Tribeca, Berlin, Jerusalem, and Dubai International Film Festivals, and broadcast on the BBC, HBO, Sundance, CBC and Al Arabiya television channels. Most recently, Julia directed and produced (2009). Julia treats the conflict and reconcilation of Palestine and Israel and is a senior producer and Media Director at Just Vision.

    Budrus (2009)
    Typecast Films (2006)

Credits

  • Director  Julia Bacha
  • Producer  Ronit AVNI, Julia BACHA, Rula SALAMEH
  • Cinematographer  Shai POLLACK, Claudia LEVIN, Monalisa SUNDBOM, Jonathan MASSEY, Julia BACHA, Riyad DEIS, Mohammed FAWZI
  • Editor  Geeta Gandbhir, Julia Bacha
  • Music  Kareem Roustom
  • Sound  Scott Freiman

Production Company

  • Production Company  Just Vision

Distributor/World Sales

  • Distributor/World Sales  Cinephil
  • Address  18 Levontin Street, Tel Aviv65112,Israel
  • Tel  972 3 566 4129
  • E-mail  ori@cinephil.co.il