Through riveting and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis, 1948: Creation & Catastrophe reveals the shocking events of the most pivotal year in the most controversial conflict in the world. It tells the story of the establishment of Israel as seen through the eyes of the people who lived it. It is simply not possible to make sense of what is happening in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict today without an understanding of 1948. This documentary was the last chance for many of its Israeli and Palestinian characters to narrate their first-hand accounts of the creation of a state and the expulsion of a nation.

An estimated 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled and hundreds of towns and villages were depopulated and destroyed in Israel. Because of this, on May 15, Nakba Day or "Day of the Catastrophe" is commemorated, the day after the Israeli Independence Day. For Palestinians, this is a day of commemoration of the displacement during the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948.

Collective Eye Films

Refugees, Israel, Internally displaced persons--Israel, Internally displaced persons--Palestine, Middle East--Palestine, 1948-1949 -- Refugees

Asher, Ami (Producer), Jamison, Gayla (Editor), Trimlett, Andy (Director), Muhtaseb, Ahlam (Director), Collective Eye Films (Producer), 1948Movie (Producer)

01:25:15 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college

Name	Collective Eye Inc.
Role	distributor
Telephone	503-232-5345
Address	2302 SE Yamhill St., Portland, OR 97214
Email	[email protected]

2017-01-01

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