In the
summer of 2002, Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon ordered the
construction of a massive security wall, which would clearly define
the border between Israel and Palestine and prevent Palestinian
forces from easily entering Israeli territory. While the wall follows
the nation's official borderlines, it cuts through neighborhoods,
gardens, farmlands and others areas, serving as an ugly and divisive
reminder of the ongoing conflict and ultimately trapping people
on both sides within the barrier. Documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton,
a Jew born in Morocco who identifies with both Israeli and Arab
cultures, examines the long and costly process of building this
fence in Wall (aka Mur), which offers a visual record of the barrier's
emergence and features interview with the people who build it, as
well as those forced to live in its shadow. Wall was screened as
part of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. |