When Mohammad El Kurd, the protagonist of the film My Neighborhood, said, "This was the best Q&A so far", I knew we had done something right... That we had been able to connect a powerful film with an engaged audience and curious community.
What the Palestinian community in Sheikh Jarrah is going through is absolutely atrocious. Imagine going home to your NYC apartment, or your house anywhere for that matter, and you find someone else there. Your furniture has been removed and placed carelessly on the street, and you are told you need to find another place to live. No reason, no remorse, you have been unlawfully displaced. That is what is going on and happening to hundreds of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, and most Israelis don't even know about it.
My Neighborhood shows how both Palestinians and Israelis can come together to fight against these unjust acts, against extremists. You can visit www.Justvision.org to see exclusive interviews with some of these families and you can learn how to get involved.
Many thanks to our wonderful audience, the team and filmmakers at JustVision - Julia Bacha, Rula Salameh, Ronit Avni, Nadav Greenberg, our moderator Carol Dysinger, and to New York University for making today's event and our EchoChamber relaunch simply exciting.
Next up, Syria and Libya. Event details to come soon.
And remember, cinema + discussion + action. If you would not want it to happen to you, don't let it happen to other people.
Love,
The EchoChamber Team
Moderator Carol Dysinger, director Julia Bacha, protagonist Mohammed El Kurd and co-producer Rula Salameh
Moderator Carol Dysinger, director Julia Bacha - EchoChamber has hosted screenings for both Carol's movie Camp Victory, Afghanistan and Julia's Budrus.
Julia Bacha educates the audience on the harsh realities of East Jerusalem politics
EchoChamber co-founder Shruti Ganguly with the panelists
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