Bil'in Habibti / Bil'in My Love (2006)

The Palestinian village of Bil'in is about to lose over a half of its territory to an Israel settlement due to the construction of the infamous "Separation Wall". The village peacefully stands up to an opposing force when they're forced with being split in two in this inspiring documentary. Filmmaker Shai Carmeli Pollak started as an activist when he came to the village, but ended up chronicling an amazing moment in time when the Israelis and Palestinians came together to halt the wall's construction amidst the region's political turmoil. Focusing on one of the village's local committee members and a farmer who risks losing much of his land to the proposed barrier, the film takes a look at how these leaders in the movement are able to communicate and eventually work with a group of Israeli activists. The film exposes the extraordinary relationship formed between the villagers and Shai, who arrives with a group of Israeli peace activists and the conflict that arises between him, as a former soldier and the entire military organization.

Running Time: 85 Minutes
Country: Israel
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew and English with hardcoded English subtitles
Video Encoding: H.264
Video Format: 640x384
Audio Encoding: MP3