Palestine Is Still the Issue

Palestine Is Still the Issue

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Written by John Pilger
Directed by Tony Stark
Starring John Pilger
Mustafa Barghouthi
Ilan Pappe
Narrated by John Pilger
Music by Mitch Dalton
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Christopher Martin
Polly Bide
Cinematography Preston Clothier
Running time 53 min
Production company(s) Carlton Television
Chronology
Preceded by Palestine is Still the Issue (1974)

Palestine Is Still the Issue is a 2002 Carlton Television documentary, written and presented by John Pilger, and directed by Tony Stark, inspired by the book Drinking The Sea at Gaza by Amira Haas. Pilger visits the Middle East and tries to discover why peace is elusive.[1][2]

Synopsis

Pilger returns to the Occupied Territories of the West Bank and Gaza where he filmed a documentary with the same title in 1977. He believes the basic problems are unchanged: a desperate, destitute people whose homeland is illegally occupied by the world's 19th largest military power. The majority of the film is dedicated to interviewing Israelis, some of them settlers or advisers for the government, some of them Israelis who are critical towards the politics of their government. However, the film also takes time to speak with many Palestinians and goes into depth as to explain to Western audiences why the Palestinians feel that they have to keep resisting the occupation of the "territories" and fight back against the blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Interviewees

Reception

The film was criticized by Michael Green, chairman of Carlton Communications, the company that made the film, as being inaccurate and biased.[3] The next day, under the headline 'Carlton rebukes own chairman for attacking documentary', the Independent published a statement by Carlton's Director of Factual Programmes, Richard Clemmow, and Executive Producer Polly Bide. "Carlton stands by John Pilger's programme and its accuracy" it read. "The film went through the normal channels of editorial scrutiny prior to completion and senior executives at both Carlton and the ITV Network Centre approved its transmission. Michael Green's opinion is his own. He had no involvement in the programme or its transmission. The film sought to give a voice to people in the Palestinian and Israeli communities who are seldom heard"[4]

Awards and festival screenings

References

  1. ↑ "Palestine Is Still the Issue". Bullfrog Films. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  2. ↑ "John Pilger Filmography 1970-2008". johnpilger.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  3. ↑ Hollander, Ricki. "Film Review: Palestine is Still the Issue". CAMERA. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ Independent, September 21, 2002
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