Screening will start at 12:00 Noon US EST; 18:00 Europe; 19:00 Palestine; 17:00 UK; running time, 52 minutes; English subtitles.
About the Film
The Iron Wall is a 2006 documentary film about the establishment of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which, the film argues, is a strategy for permanent occupation of the territory.[1] Produced by the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees and Palestinians for Peace and Democracy, it was the "Official Selection" of the Al-Jazeera Television Production Festival.
The Iron Wall follows the timeline of the settlements[1] and examines their effect on the peace process, featuring interviews with noted peace activists and political analysts, both Israeli and Palestinian, including Jeff Halper, Akiva Eldar and Hind Khoury. The film also covers the controversial construction of the Israeli West Bank barrier.
The Iron Wall features English, Arabic and Hebrew, and has English subtitles. It is named after an essay of the same name.
About the Director
Mohammed Alatar is one of the major documentary directors of Palestinian cinema. His training as a filmmaker took place during the 90s in the USA. He defines himself as a filmmaker and human rights activist, with deep commitment to films that matter, human rights and people’s struggle. He was nominated for the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanity Award for his films. The former American President Jimmy Carter said of his film ‘The Iron Wall’ “The best description of the (Israel/Palestine) barrier, its routing and impact is shown in the film The Iron Wall.