From the award-winning writer of Control Room

Just when the world is losing hope about the possibility of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict comes Encounter Point. Created by a Palestinian, Israeli, North and South American team, Encounter Point moves beyond sensational and dogmatic imagery to tell the story of an Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their safety and public standing to press for an end to the conflict. They are at the vanguard of a movement to push Palestinian and Israeli societies to a tipping point, forging a new consensus for nonviolence and peace. Perhaps years from now, their actions will be recognized as a catalyst for constructive change in the region. Encounter Point is a film about hope, true courage and implicitly about the silence of journalists and politicians who pay little attention to vital grassroots peace efforts.

Encounter Point’s Israeli/Palestinian/North American/Brazilian production team of young women includes: director & producer Ronit Avni (formerly of WITNESS), co-director Julia Bacha (co-writer/editor of the award-winning documentary Control Room), producers Nahanni Rous and Joline Makhlouf, the first Palestinian female pilot. Encounter Point was edited in Jerusalem and Park Slope, Brooklyn, and features original music by Kareem Roustom, who combines classical Arabic melodies and instruments with traditional Jewish Klezmer to form a harmonious fusion that mirrors the subject matter.

Winner! Audience Award, Best Documentary
- Rencontres Film Festival, Montreal, 2006

Winner! Audience Award, Best Documentary
- San Francisco International Film Festival, 2006

“Assured, thoughtful and clear-eyed. . . ”
– New York Times

“A riveting documentary. . . blazes with a kind of spiritual grace.”
– Village Voice

(2006, 85 minutes, In Arabic, English & Hebrew with Arabic, English, French, Hebrew & Portuguese subtitles, Directed by Ronit Avni & Julia Bacha)

DVD Special Features

• “On The Road”, Audience reactions to Encounter Point
• Additional & extended scenes
• Filmmaker audio commentary
• Film subject audio commentary
• Trailers

Release Information: SRP $24.99, UPC 643519120298

Release Date: June 2007

Buy the DVD.

Links: visit the official site for more information and screening dates.

Just Vision has developed two accompanying resources to the film: a Community Screening Guide and a Classroom Guide. Both are available in English for free and can be downloaded below.

Download the Community Screening Guide to help you organize an Encounter Point screening and discussion. Download the Community Screening Guide
The Classroom Screening Guide is intended for use by educators in Middle School, High School and College. Download the Classroom Screening Guide

. Download the Home Video Sales Sheet