Geneva church to show documentary

Submitted by Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva

The award-winning documentary “Budrus” will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, June 28, at Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 110 S. Second St.

This 2009 film is about a Palestinian community organizer, Ayed Morrar, who unites local Fatah and Hamas members along with Israeli supporters in an unarmed movement to save his village of Budrus from destruction by Israel's Separation Barrier.

The story also describes how his 15-year-old daughter, Iltezam, combined efforts with him when she launched a women's contingent that quickly moved to the front lines.

The documentary received a Panorama Audience Award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2010.

The film is part of the free monthly film series sponsored by the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva. The public is encouraged to register at uusg.org/friday-flicks/ to receive email notices of future programs.

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