5 Broken Cameras

When occupiers break one camera, he starts filming with another one. A farmer’s visual diary that became one of the most important testimonies to the occupation of Palestine in cinema history.

In 2005, Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat buys his first camera so that he can document the birth of his youngest son. At the same time, the Israeli army continues occupying Palestinian lands to give them to illegal Israeli colonists. Palestinians are committed to non-violent resistance, but as their homes are being destroyed and walls are being built on top of their farming lands, the protests grow stronger. Burnat turns his camera to the occupiers. When they break one camera, he picks up another. Five years, five broken cameras, and one of the most important cinematic testimonies to the brutal Israeli occupation of Palestine.

The screening on 17 October at Muzeoteka (Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum), will be introduced by Goda Jurevičiūtė, a human rights and civic activist.

IDFA 2011 – Audience Award, Special Jury Mention
Sundance Film Festival 2012 — World Cinema Documentary Directing Award
International Emmy Awards 2013 — Best Documentary
Oscar Academy Awards 2013 — Nominated for Best Documentary Feature
Jerusalem Film Festival 2012 — Best Feature Documentary
Sheffield DocFest 2012 — Audience Award
Cinéma du Réel 2012 — Louis Marcorelles Award