B'Tselem Film Nominated

Dear Stan, A frightening and trying night in a family’s home in Hebron, the West Bank, ends up leading to a gala event in Berlin, the European Film Awards ceremony. B’Tselem’s film serves to bridge the gap between these two situations that are worlds apart. This is how it all came about:

B’Tselem’s film has been nominated for best short film in the upcoming European Film Awards. The award ceremony will be held on Saturday December 12th. Watch it here. Please support our projects here.

The al-Haddad family, long-time volunteers in B’Tselem’s video project, documented a night raid of their home by the Israeli military. The soldiers had no warrant. They came and went without making any arrests. The footage the al-Haddads captured is inherently powerful, bringing a unique blend of humor, the absurd, and the terror that comes of a military raid in the middle of the night. B’Tselem’s video department helped shape this footage into a short documentary film.   The film has been screened in many prominent festivals worldwide and won many awards. Today, on International Human Rights Day, we could not be more proud to inform you that the film is also a nominee for best short film in this weekend’s European Film Awards ceremony. You can watch the film online here: http://www.btselem.org/btselem/smile/en Please support us so we can keep training video volunteers and letting the world know about the reality of the occupation. Your donation will enable us to continue striving for a future in which families like the al-Haddads will be able to lead a peaceful life, and their camera will record nothing but joyful occasions.   Sincerely, Yoav Gross, Video Department Director B’Tselem Our mailing address is B'Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories 35 Mekor Haim St. (1st Floor), Jerusalem