As an independent filmmaker- inspired by the works of Anthony Bourdain, I quit my day job and went to the Middle East to get a closer look at whatâs actually happening within the Israel-Palestine conflict, from real humans. I funded the whole thing myself- and I was the full camera and editing crew.
I didnât get the entire story within a single film, but I think this captures something that is wildly missing from the conversation right now- and that is seeing the individual humans. I wanted to get past all the politics and arguing and just get to the human storiesâthe hearts of those living within this conflict.
PS- Iâm not Israeli or Palestinian. But Iâve met amazing people who are both and Iâm genuinely curious about their lived experienceâand what their hopes and dreams might be for the future.
Iâm streaming the entire documentary for free on YouTube. Iâll put the link in the first comment. Stay hungry. Stay curious.