Directed by Julia Bacha
USA | 2022 | Documentary | 70 min | English
Film Source: Just Vision
Sponsored by: Burlington-Bethlehem-Arad Sister City Program
Please note the virtual ticket for this film is only viewable in New England.
As a response to the growing BDS movement, 33 states across the US recently passed legislation barring citizens from engaging in any form of boycott relating to the foreign country of Israel. In light of these laws, three brave individuals, with much risk to their livelihoods, are fighting back to preserve what they believe is protected by their First Amendment right to free speech. A newspaper man in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona, and a speech therapist in Texas all file suit against their respective states for infringement of their constitutional rights. Julia Bacha’s inspiring and informative documentary follows their lawsuits and, in the process, explores the foundations of boycott in America and exposes how this sudden proliferation of anti-BDS laws came to be. ~TW
This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Daniel Nerenberg from the Just Vision team.