An insight into how the Guardian/British journalism educates itself about Israel with that fierce commitment to truth and objectivity for which it is rightly famous:
NUJ Central London branch presents VISIT PALESTINE
produced and directed by Katie Barlow at the Guardian News Room, 60 Farringdon Road
"...a passionate indictment of the Israeli military in the Jenin refugee camp...this is raw, urgent movie-making." The Guardian
"An astonishing piece of work, a wonderful film...quite unlike anything I've seen." John Pilger.
What drives a young, well-educated Irishwoman to volunteer as a "peace activist" in the Middle East? Caiomhe Butterly is one of a growing number of volunteers who risk their own safety to intervene in the long-running and bloody conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Activists such as Butterly are usually stereotyped as lunatics, meddlers or saints. Visit Palestine offers an insight into a brave, honest,determined yet self-critical woman who takes direct action to the limit,with no quest for glory. The film also reveals the everyday lives of Palestinians and challenges the one-dimensional stereotype of them as fighters or victims, heroes or fanatics. The film gives us a rare chance to see whatshe calls "the spaces of beauty and joy" created by a people under occupation.
Shortlisted for a Grierson Award 2005 for Best Newcomer
Nominated for a Rory Peck Award 2005
Followed by a Q & A session with Katie Barlow and Caimhe Butterly, chairedby NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear.
