Obaida

Obaida 2019 Released

Directed by Matthew Cassel

Documentary, History, War · 7 min

 

Obaida 2019 Released

Directed by Matthew Cassel

Documentary, History, War · 7 min

 

What does it feel like to be led away from your home by a soldier, while blindfolded? What happens when a military occupation looms over an entire childhood?

OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian children undergo military detention in a system where ill-treatment is widespread and institutionalized. For these young detainees, few rights are guaranteed, even on paper. After release, the experience of detention continues to shape and mark former child prisoners’ path forward.

What does it feel like to be led away from your home by a soldier, while blindfolded? What happens when a military occupation looms over an entire childhood?

OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian children undergo military detention in a system where ill-treatment is widespread and institutionalized. For these young detainees, few rights are guaranteed, even on paper. After release, the experience of detention continues to shape and mark former child prisoners’ path forward.

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Apr 24, 2019
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
Arabic
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
N/A