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27 / 05 / 2004
Directors present documentaries about common traits and fears of comunities in conflict
The documentaries ‘Farmingville’, from the United Status and ‘Checkpoint’, from Israel, deal with the reciprocal fears of victims of conflict and show what brings them together in everyday life
The directors of ‘Farmingville,’ from the United Status and ‘Checkpoint,’ from Israel attempt to break down the borders formed by stereotypes and find things that people have in common—people living on the opposite sides of conflicts. They “managed to create a sensitivity and reflection about these issues,” agreed participants at the session, ‘The Border of Fear’ presented this morning at the Dialogue ‘Input 2004. TV Citizens.’
Moreover, they insisted on the need for the screening of such films not just for an audience already interested in such issues but to bring them to the majority as a way of heightening awareness and motivating people to reflect on conflicts they are unfamiliar with.
By telling the story of a group of Mexican immigrants in suburban New York, ‘Farmingville,’ reveals the complex reality of how mishandling policy can create fear, isolation, and racism in the United States when, in fact, locals and immigrants really have the similar aspirations.
‘Checkpoint’ deals with the story of the Israeli checkpoints in the occupied territories and the humiliation Palestinians are submitted to daily when they try to go from one town to another. “I have some hope and I think there is space for things to improve” said the Israeli director Yoav Shamir, this morning when he presented his documentary.
Both films stirred debate about the need for such documentaries, which depart from the“black and white” reality usually broadcast by the media.
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