Five Broken Cameras



Last week, at the Texas Roadhouse in Taylorsville on 5400 South, around 11:30-12:00 a firetruck and ambulance pulled up into the parking lot.

It was Veteran's Day weekend, so there were a lot of elderly veterans eating there, because they were offering a free meal to all those who served. It was cool to be surrounded by them. The ambulance made me anxious.
I am an aspiring journalist, but foremost a student so I spend my free time recording video and trying to sell it to other news outlets. This day, however, recording this elderly man who was likely a veteran be carried out on a stretcher without a shirt on was so jarring and sad it was difficult to continue filming.

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Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyHfBL5DKyU
Every single time my professors of BYU have given me a movie to watch as an assignment, I grow more and more grateful for them.

"Five Broken Cameras" is a documentary about the conflict between Palestine and Israel. The videographer of the five broken cameras is Palestinian and living in Bil'in. Because it was provided for me, I do not know where you can find it. But I honestly wish you Godspeed in finding it because it is divine.

This regular man, Ehmad, finds the courage to film adults and children be shot at, carried away to jail for no apparent reason, and in the face of Israeli soldiers. At one point in the movie, he focuses on an Israeli sniper, and as the audience, you can watch the bullet fly out of his gun and hit the camera square in the lens.

I highly highly highly recommend you watch this movie no matter what side of the conflict you are currently on. Ehmad films his life as he lives it, and when you watch it, it honestly feels like you're living it yourself. I knew little to nothing about Palestine before watching it, and cried watching it.

Watch "Five Broken Cameras" and develop some empathy, please.

Comments

  1. Mandi MansfieldNovember 24, 2017 at 9:43 AM

    Do you know where I could find this movie? I'm really interested in watching it now!

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  2. Broken StrongNovember 28, 2017 at 2:15 PM

    Your closing statement was most convincing for me because this world needs so much more empathy!

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