“Relocated”, “expatriated”, and “dispersed” are adjectives that define the life of Amine, an old Palestinian man who has been exiled for the first time from his land and the second time from his job. His history is that of Palestine and its decades of resistance. Using cyber aerial shots, A Stone's Throw constructs a map of a Palestine inaccessible other than via the false objectivity of Google Earth, evoking both an impersonal, dehumanizing military visual and the rebellious sense of freedom generated by entering forbidden zones. A polyphony of voices and texts written like computer codes are juxtaposed with images, offering viewers various points of entry into the reality of a stolen land and a fragmented people. (AJL)

competition : National Short and Medium-Length Competition

A Stone’s Throw