Encounter Point

These parents and loved ones have been attempting to end the violence by joining, or beginning their own peace organizations and awareness campaigns.

[4] After the news of his brother's death Ali Abu Awwad teamed up with the Bereaved Families Forum to work with Israelis and Palestinians who together campaigned for non-violence.

The movie illuminates this point as we see how Shlomo and his wife transform, despite the meandering resistance of his parents and hometown, to become founding members of the Realistic Religious Zionism group.

Bacha, who is originally from Brazil, previously co-wrote and edited Control Room, a documentary about the coverage of the Iraq war.

Bacha came to New York City from Brazil in 1998 to study Middle Eastern History at Columbia University.