Encounter Point
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ronit Avni
Tzvika Shahak
Ali Abu Awwad
Shlomo Zagman
Robi Damelin
George Sa'adeh
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A documentary that follows the piercing stories of ordinary people, many of whom have lost loved ones in the conflict, who refuse to sit back as the Israeli/Palestinian conflict escalates. The film is about everyday leaders--a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother, a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother--who risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Navigating suicide bombings and roadside checkpoints, their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to stem hatred among their peoples and confront fear, anger, and grief within themselves. They make a conscious choice to turn away from the inflammatory rhetoric of the media and the politicians, and instead take their cues from nonviolent figures like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela. But how does one of the most divisive and explosive conflicts in the history of the world get resolved? The chronicle explores what drives these people, and thousands of other like-minded civilians, to overcome their losses to work for peace.
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Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2006 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States December 2006
Released in United States Fall November 17, 2006
Released in United States March 2, 2007
Released in United States on Video June 26, 2007
Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Operation Cultural Bridge) December 10-17, 2006.
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival April 28-May 7, 2006.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 20-May 4, 2006.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival April 25 - May 6, 2006.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features) September 28-October 13, 2006.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival April 28-May 7, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 20-May 4, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival April 25 - May 6, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features) September 28-October 13, 2006.)
Released in United States March 2, 2007 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video June 26, 2007
Released in United States Fall November 17, 2006
Released in United States December 2006 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Operation Cultural Bridge) December 10-17, 2006.)
