"Closed Zone," from the director of animation of "Waltz with Bashir"
by Sarah Anne Minkin
Yoni Goodman, the director of animation for the movie "Waltz with Bashir," created a very short film called "Closed Zone" to illustrate the effects of closure in Gaza. For the last 18 months, Israel has maintained a siege of Gaza, strictly limiting who and what enters or exits the small & overcrowded strip of land. (Despite having withdrawn the Jewish settlers from Gaza in 2005, Israel maintains control over Gaza's land, air and water borders, including indirect control over the Rafah border with Egypt.)
This 1.5 minute film takes the perspective of an individual and shows what that closure looks like through his eyes. You can see it here: http://closedzone.com/
The film was created for the organization Gisha: Legal Center for the Freedom of Movement, which is an Israeli human rights organization dedicated to protecting the freedom of movement for Palestinians. Their website is accessible and informative, with excellent reports on, among other things, the struggle to open Gaza's borders for aid and rebuilding materials and on the status of Gaza's students, trapped in Gaza and prevented from attending to their studies. http://www.gisha.org/
"Closed Zone" has garnered some media attention: Huffington Post and Ha'aretz wrote about it, with the Ha'aretz article pointing out Egypt's role in controlling the Rafah border. The film shows Egypt being pressured by Israel to keep the Rafah border closed.
Joel Beinin
Racheli Gai
Rela Mazali
Sarah Anne Minkin
Judith Norman
Lincoln Shlensky
Rebecca Vilkomerson
Alistair Welchman
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