Project Detail

Checkpoint

Name: Checkpoint
Director: Sameer Guessous, Tim Stirzaker
Released: 2008
Duration: 32 mins

Joseph Oppenheimer

Synopsis

Checkpoint represents an investigation into everyday life in Israel and the West Bank: the attrition of occupation, the threat of terrorism. The film does not attempt to dissect the political situation, rather, to engage with those that it affects. It is a story of tragedy and brutality but also hope, wit, beauty and music.

Details

Year: 2008
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 32 mins
Format: DVD
Director: Sameer Guessous, Tim Stirzaker
Producer: Joseph Oppenheimer, Alex Lewis Smith
Editor: Alex Lewis Smith, Joseph Oppenheimer
Director of Photography: Joseph Oppenheimer
Sound: Tim Stirzaker
Composer: Alex Lewis Smith

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Josephoppenheimer@hotmail.com

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