Oscar-Nominated Documentary to be Shown at Middle PAC

COURT HOUSE – The Performing Arts Center of Middle Township will continue its “Monday Night At The Movies Series” on April 7 at 7 p.m. with another highly acclaimed documentary film.
The Oscar-nominated “5 Broken Cameras” was the first Palestinian film to be nominated for best documentary. Its emotional plot centers on life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village surrounded by Israeli settlements. It has been described by one film critic as “a moving and rigorous work of art,” and in 2002 it was a winner of the Sundance Film Festival.
The film was shot by Palestinian farmer, Emad Burnat, who had bought his first camera to record the birth of his son, Gibreel. Israeli filmmaker Guy Davadi co-directed as the film follows the boy’s growth over a period of five years and how he perceives the world changing around him.
There will be a Q&A after the film with local Rabbi JeffreyLipschultz who will discuss both sides of the issue between the Palestinians and the Israelis in that region. As rabbi at Beth Judah, Lipschultz has created an active adult education program. He also oversees the Hebrew school and coordinates the synagogue’s interfaith activities with the general public. He was ordained in Israel in 2002 and has been rabbi of the Wildwood synagogue since 2008.
The film is part of a fine arts series, presented in conjunction with ProMedia Group Advertising of Middle Township, that will extend into May. Admission is $8. The PAC is situated at 212 Bayberry Drive, Court House, about one mile east of the Garden State Parkway. There is free parking on the premises.