Checkpoint (Machssomim)
The West Bank and Gaza Strip, home to over three million Palestinians, have been under Israeli military authority since 1967. When they want to move from one village or city to another, to visit relatives or doctors, or to go to work, they must pass through one of dozens of heavily guarded Israeli checkpoints, set up after years of terrorist attacks. Filmed from 2001 to 2003, director Yoav Shamir has created an incredibly honest and moving vérité record of various occurrences at these checkpoints.
Reviews
“As a rare glimpse into the uneasy relationship between Israelis and Palestinians, there's no denying that Checkpoint excels. But the film is also tremendously entertaining, if occasionally infuriating.”
David Nusair, Reelfilm.com
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When
2:45 PM Tuesday, 22 February
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Greater Union - Cinema 1
12:15 PM Sunday, 20 February
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Greater Union - Cinema 2
Ticket Price
Full price $14
Industry $12
SPU Concession $10
As Part Of
General DocumentariesAbout Checkpoint
78 minutesSP Betacam
Stereo
In Hebrew/Arabic/English with English subtitles
Print Source
Firsthand Films
Haya Nastovici
nasto@netvision.net.il
Awards
Joris Ivens Award Amsterdam IDFA 03Best Documentary San Francisco 2004
Festivals
Edinburgh 2004Pusan International Film Festival 2004
Seattle 2004
Vienna 2004
Bergen 2004
Calgary 2004
Leeds 2004
Newport 2004
About the Director
Yoav Shamir
Yoav Shamir was born in 1970 in Tel Aviv. After graduating from the Tel Aviv University with a BA in History and Interdisciplinary studies in 1998, he returned to the university two years later to get an MFA in Film and Television. Checkpoint is the director's first feature length film.