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Here you will find a list of all of the films RJI has completed, and links to several more by other activists you may find of interest. If you are looking for something in particular, or if you have questions about what could be useful for your lesson plan, please contact us.

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Films

About RJI - An Introduction to the Program
(September 1, 2008) Learn more about RJI's philosophy and mission. Featuring interviews with RJI Founder Mark Turner, Director of Academic Development Jennifer Klein, President of Student Initiatives Katie Horvath and leading contributor to RJI's Poetry of Witness in Palestine, Falastine Dwikat.

Falastine Dwikat - Poetry of Witness
(August 4, 2008) Falastine is a talented poet whose work with Poetry of Witness has created a meaningful bridge to students in the US. With the passion of the soil, and the fragrance of za'atar, she wrote her lines expressing her visions, attitudes and feelings as a young Palestinian woman.

Slideshow - Poetry of Witness
(June 6, 2008) RJI President of Student Initiatives, Katie Horvath, produced and edited this presentation, featuring the photography of Mohammad Faraj and the poetry of Falastine Dwikat and students from St. Mary's Academy in Englewood, Colorado.

Israeli Invasion - Old City, Nablus
(June 28, 2007) Israeli military vehicles backed by monstrous bulldozers stormed the West Bank city of Nablus from all sides and took over the city center, the old city outskirts and several neighborhoods in the area in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Fire - Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus
(June 26, 2007) Israeli military vehicles stormed Balata refugee camp near Nablus on Tuesday night, opened random fire and terrorized hundreds of residents who were out in the streets and in fields seeking relief after another scorching hot day in the West Bank.

Tel Rumeida Circus for Detained Palestinians - Beit Leed, Tulkarem
(June, 2007) Beit Leed is a village that bears a striking resemblence to those found in Syria...

Abduction - Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus
(May 24, 2007) Israeli Special Forces dressed as Palestinians abduct several men from a coffee shop in Balata Refugee Camp. Approximately 10 military vehicles surrounded the area and exchanged gunfire with resistance fighters from the camp.

Human Shields - Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus
(Apr 11, 2007) Israeli Occupation Forces demolished the home of Abed Zaqqout in al-Shiekh Younis area of Balata Refugee Camp. Soldiers were also documented using two youths as human shields during the incursion.

Israeli Incursion - Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus
(Mar 18, 2007) Israeli Occupation Forces invaded Balata Refugee Camp near Nablus for the fourth consecutive night with jeeps and armored bulldozers.

Jihan Tahedush - Old City, Nablus
(Mar 2, 2007) An interview with an 11-year-old girl kidnapped by Israeli forces and used as a human shield.

Ashraf Teibi - Rafydia Hospital, Nablus
(Mar 1, 2007) An interview with the son of an unarmed civilian shot and killed while standing on the roof of his own home.

Israeli Invasion "Hot Winter" (Day 4) - Old City, Nablus
(Feb 28, 2007) Approximately 100 Israeli military vehicles and placed the city under curfew as soldiers conducted house to house searches.

Israeli Invasion "Hot Winter" (Day 2) - Old City, Nablus
(Feb 26, 2007) Approximately 100 Israeli military vehicles and placed the city under curfew as soldiers conducted house to house searches.

Israeli Invasion "Hot Winter" (Day 1) - Old City, Nablus
(Feb 25, 2007) Approximately 100 Israeli military vehicles and placed the city under curfew as soldiers conducted house to house searches.

Zouqa "Alley" - Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus
(Feb 5, 2007) Exploring the crippling effects of the economic embargo of Palestine. (14 mins)

Arrest Operation - Ma'jeen Area, Nablus
(Jan 25, 2007) Israeli Forces entered Nablus at dawn and arrested two men.

Arrest Operation - Old City, Nablus
(Jan 18, 2007) Israeli Forces entered Nablus Old City area at approximately 2am with dozens jeeps and an armored bulldozer and arrested two men.

Fateh Anniversary - Bil'in
(Jan 5, 2007) Officials and supporters of the Palestinian Fateh movement joined together with residents of Bil’in, along with international and Israeli activists for the commemoration of the forty-second anniversary of the founding of the Fateh movement and a demonstration against Israel’s Annexation Wall.

Perfect Day - Bil'in
(Dec 29, 2007) Around one hundred people, including international and Israeli activists joined together in Bil’in today for the weekly demonstration against the illegal annexation of the village’s land. Nearly 60% of Bil’in has been lost as the route of the wall cuts directly through the area.

Balata Film Collective - Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus
Featuring films including "The Sun Doesn't Shine in the Camp," a film about Balata and "Hunted Everywhere," interviews with some of the most wanted men in the West Bank.

Israeli Invasion - Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus
(Feb 23, 2006) Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continued their military operations in Balata refugee camp and the eastern part of Nablus killing five Palestinians, including three in an extra-judicial assassination. *Contains graphically violent footage