followed by a lively discussion with award-winning filmmaker
and Executive Director of Just Vision, Ronit Avni.

From the critically acclaimed creators of Encounter Point and Budrus and directed by Julia Bacha and Rebekah Wingert-Jabi, My Neighbourhood tells the story of a remarkable nonviolent campaign in the heart of Jerusalem. View the trailer here.

The Film
My Neighbourhood chronicles the story of Mohammed El Kurd, a Palestinian teenager whose family is forced to share a section of their East Jerusalem home with Israeli settlers. When Israeli activists arrive in his neighborhood to join residents in protests against the settlements, Mohammed comes of age in the midst of unrelenting tension with his neighbors and unexpected cooperation with Israeli allies in his backyard. My Neighbourhood premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2012, and has since been screened at prominent venues including the Paley Center for Media, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, the Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival and the European Parliament.

The Speaker
Ronit Avni is an award-winning filmmaker and human rights advocate. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Just Vision, an organization dedicated to increasing media coverage and support for Palestinian and Israeli efforts to end the occupation and the conflict without arms. Ronit produced the film Budrus, which was hailed in The New York Times as "this year's must-see documentary." Ronit also directed and produced the critically acclaimed film Encounter Point. Her team has garnered awards at the Tribeca, Berlin, San Francisco, Silverdocs and Jerusalem film festivals. Previously, Ronit trained human rights defenders to incorporate film into their advocacy efforts while working at the human rights organization, WITNESS. She now sits on the WITNESS board. She is a Young Global Leader through the World Economic Forum and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.