Conflicts center of Israeli film
If you go:
What: ‘Unsettled’
Where: Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse III
When: Today at 7 p.m.
How Much: Free
When Jennifer Williams first saw ‘Unsettled,’ a documentary following the lives of six Israelis during the 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip, she knew she had to bring it to Syracuse.
Through the entire withdrawal, the documentary follows one activist, two soldiers and three Israeli citizens who were forced from their homes. And, according to Williams, even though the movie is about Israelis, unlike a lot of movies about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this film is not biased.
‘When you leave the movie, you don’t even know what to think,’ Williams, a junior magazine journalism and psychology major, said. ‘It’s telling the stories of these people, and I had an opinion about the whole thing before I saw the movie, but after I left, that opinion changed.’
Organized by Williams, the screening is co-sponsored by Hillel and the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA). Also featured will be a question and answer session with director Adam Hootnick.
‘We wanted to bring it to Newhouse and students from a lot of different departments,’ Williams said. ‘Because it interests students from all over. Film students can watch it, religion students, policy studies; it has to do with everyone, and it’s a perfect film for the college age.’
‘Unsettled’ has won several awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Hootnick has worked for MTV, NBC and MSNBC.
‘It seems like an MTV reality show,’ Williams said, ‘But it’s about a really important subject. So it’s not a standard documentary, and it’s got a really good soundtrack.
Published on February 17, 2008 at 12:00 pm
