Obaida
What does it feel like to be led away from your home by a soldier, while blindfolded? What happens when a military occupation looms over an entire childhood?
April 24, 2019
7 min
✓ Released 2572 days ago
Documentary
History
War
About
OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian children undergo military detention in a system where ill-treatment is widespread and institutionalized. For these young detainees, few rights are guaranteed, even on paper. After release, the experience of detention continues to shape and mark former child prisoners’ path forward.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Matthew Cassel
Runtime: 7 min
Top Cast
Obaida Jawabreh
Himself