BUDRUS at The Ritzy
Ayed Morrar, an unlikely Palestinian community organiser, unites people of all Palestinian political factions and Israelis. Together, they wage a lengthy lunch-counter-sit-in-style unarmed struggle to save the village from destruction by Israel’s Separation Barrier.
Victory seems improbable until his 15-year-old daughter, Iltezam, launches a women’s contingent that quickly moves to the front lines. They not only save the village, but the Barrier is pushed back behind the Green Line into No Man’s Land.
In the process, Ayed and Iltezam give rise to an inspiring yet little-known movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories that is still gaining ground today.
An action-filled documentary featuring archival footage of this movement from its infancy, BUDRUS will inspire and challenge audiences worldwide.
It is directed by award-winning filmmaker Julia Bacha (CONTROL ROOM, ENCOUNTER POINT), and produced by Bacha, Palestinian journalist Rula Salameh, and filmmaker and human rights advocate Ronit Avni (formerly of Witness, director of ENCOUNTER POINT).
