As always, it is a pleasure to be a part of the MPAC Media Awards…the excitement of seeing visual works and artists being honored for their ‘voices of courage and conscience’, people in media making a difference in their portrayals of Muslims and in social justice in general. This year, the Oscar-nominated documentary ‘5 Broken Cameras’ was honored. And I had the pleasure to sit down with the director Emad Burnat. It was a fascinating conversation about how this film came into being, and how it grew to something so much larger, ultimately reaching the Academy Awards. This humble family man from a small village beyond the wall in Palestine had a vision to create something to show the world what life is like in an otherwise forgotten place. Watch highlights from our conversations here.
‘5 Broken Cameras’ at the MPAC Media Awards
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