Occupation Has No Future: Upheaval Productions latest film
Bay Area Premiere
Occupation Has No Future
Thursday
February 3, 2011
7:30PM
FREE
War Memorial Veterans Building
San Francisco
(415) 673-2711
Director David Zlutnick and members of the Dialogues Against Militarism delegation that inspired the film will be present to discuss the film.
In the Fall of 2009 a group of US veterans and war resisters traveled to Israel/Palestine to meet with their Israeli counterparts in an effort to strengthen connections and share experiences. Occupation Has No Future uses this trip as a lens to study Israeli militarism, examine the occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, and explore the work of Israelis and Palestinians organizing against militarism and occupation.
…The fact is that—Israel children are educated to be soldiers
and good soldiers and obedient soldiers…
Through conversations with Israeli conscientious objectors, former soldiers, and Palestinians living under occupation, Occupation Has No Future creates a survey of the current atmosphere in the State of Israel and the West Bank. The film explores the Israeli social environment that creates such heightened militarism and leads to attitudes of fear, exclusion, racism, and ultimately aggression; and examines the consequences of Israeli policies both for the Palestinian people as well as for Israeli civil society.
Additionally, this documentary looks at the Israeli anti-militarist movement and those Israeli youth refusing conscription, refusing orders, and choosing to partner with a growing grassroots Palestinian campaign of civil disobedience to defeat the occupation. Honest about the extremely daunting challenges, Occupation Has No Future ultimately tracks the hope of a growing number of Israelis and Palestinians to live together, free from occupation, with peace and justice.
Read about the film
Upcoming Screenings
- FEBRUARY 3RD, 2011—SAN FRANCISCO, CA THE BAY AREA PREMIERE!!!
Occupation Has No Future: Militarism + Resistance in Israel/Palestine. Featuring a discussion w/ director David Zlutnick and members of the Dialogues Against Militarism delegation that inspired the film.
Doors at 7:00 PM, Film at 7:30 PM, War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Ave. @ McAllister, FREE admission - FEBRUARY 9TH, 2011—SOOKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Occupation Has No Future: Militarism + Resistance in Israel/Palestine. Followed by a discussion with Kevin Neish, passenger on the Mavi Marmara aid boat to Gaza that was attacked by Israeli commandos in May 2010.
7:00 PM, Edward Milne Community School Theatre, 6218 Sooke Rd. Event by donation. - FEBRUARY 10TH, 2011—SAN RAFAEL, CA
Occupation Has No Future: Militarism + Resistance in Israel/Palestine. Featuring a discussion w/ director David Zlutnick and members of the Dialogues Against Militarism delegation that inspired the film.
6PM, West End Cafe, 1131 4th Street btw. A St. + B St. - FEBRUARY 10TH, 2011—SAN DIEGO, CA
Occupation Has No Future: Militarism + Resistance in Israel/Palestine. Part of Alternate Focus’ monthly film series.
7PM, Four Points Sheraton, 8110 Aero Drive - FEBRUARY 17TH, 2011—SAN DIEGO, CA
Occupation Has No Future: Militarism + Resistance in Israel/Palestine. Featuring a discussion w/ director David Zlutnick and members of the Dialogues Against Militarism delegation that inspired the film.,
San Diego State University, Details TBA
- FEBRUARY 20TH, 2011—OLYMPIA, WA
Occupation Has No Future: Militarism + Resistance in Israel/Palestine. Part of the Middle East Film Festival of Evergreen State College. Also being screened is Life on Wheels, a documentary on the struggle for land in the occupied West Bank village of Bil’in.
6:30 PM, Tradition’s Cafe, 300 5th Avenue SW - MARCH 1ST 2011—COLLEGE PARK, MD
Occupation Has No Future: Militarism + Resistance in Israel/Palestine. Featuring a discussion w/ director David Zlutnick and members of the Dialogues Against Militarism delegation that inspired the film.
7PM, University of Maryland, College Park, Hoff Theater, Stamp Student Union
- MARCH 3RD, 2011—BALTIMORE, MD
Occupation Has No Future: Militarism + Resistance in Israel/Palestine. Featuring a discussion w/ director David Zlutnick and members of the Dialogues Against Militarism delegation that inspired the film. Co-sponsored by Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse and Jews for Human Rights
7PM, 2640 Events Venue, 2640 Saint Paul St. @ E. 27th St., $5-10 sliding scale donation.
Screenings are currently being organized in: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, New York, Washington, DC, and many other cities across the country… check for updates or to help organize a screening in your area of any of our films.
Contact: Upheaval Productions
UpheavalProductions@gmail.com
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