Promises: The Children's Voice

Event Description:

Students for Justice is putting on a screening of “Promises”, a 2001 documentary which details the differences between Palestine and Israel and their conflict through the views of children in both regions. Here is the summary; “Several Jewish and Palestinian children are followed for three years and put in touch with each other, in this alternative look at the Jewish-Palestinian conflict. The three filmmakers followed a group of seven local children between 1995 and 1998. They all have a totally different background. These seven children tell their own story about growing up in Jerusalem. Through this portrait of their generation, we see how deep rooted and almost insoluble the problems of the Middle East have become. When the protagonists speak out in an epilogue a couple of years later, it becomes apparent that all have lost their childlike innocence.” We hope to distribute Palestinian and Middle Eastern snacks and candy at the showing. We also hope to have a Q&A session as well as group discussion about the documentary after viewing.