Film Festival- 5 Broken Cameras

5 Broken Cameras was an amazing movie documenting a Palestinian man and his view of the occupation through each of his five cameras which each represent a new moment in his life. It was so real and raw and unlike any documentary of Palestine I've seen before. He bought his first camera to capture the birth of his son. He watches his son grow threw the lens of his camera and also ended up catching protests, the IDF abuse, and his land being taken away in the process. Each year his son grew represented something monumental happening in his town in regards to the occupation. His camera gave him the strength and courage to document these heart-breaking moments--his brothers being taken to jail by the IDF, him getting shot, his best friend dying, and his house being invaded. He felt that his camera was protecting him. He witnessed not only men on the front lines of protests for the town to get their land back, but women as well. He watched strong young and old women fight back against the soldiers and not take the humiliation. He watched them hold signs and march through the streets right along their fellow Palestinian brothers.
I've always believed that when a community stands for something strongly enough, it brings together men and women and the differences in biology cease to matter. I think that is one of the reason the army is so unequal--because the soldiers don't believe in the cause and the lies the government is feeding them. They have no reason to unite with their fellow soldiers, because the cause isn't important to them. They end up not focusing and not respecting the female soldiers. If they were truly passionate up fighting for the sake of their country, rape and power would not be a priority.  In the end this community got their land back. People died in honor, people fought together, they didn't lose hope or focus and it paid off.