THERE IS ANOTHER WAY follows a group of Palestinians and Israelis, known as Combatants for Peace, who are working together through nonviolent means to build the social infrastructure necessary to end conflict and occupation.
The film, an Area23A release, runs 65 minutes, is in English, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles, and is not MPA rated.
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About the film
In the midst of darkness, we discover who we truly are. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY tells the story of a group of visionaries who refuse to surrender to violence and injustice, and in doing so show that another path is possible - for them, for us, and for all humanity. As we are all faced with essential questions about who we are, will we choose collective liberation, where the needs, rights, and safety of all are prioritized - in which our humanity comes first, knowing that no one is free until everyone is free.
Combatants for Peace, nominated for two Nobel Peace Prizes, is an extraordinary bi-national group of former enemy combatants - Israelis and Palestinians - working together during an ongoing armed conflict. Confronted with the devastation and escalating violence of October 7th and the war in Gaza, the very core of the movement faces great challenges in showing that there is another way. The first question they must move past relates to their own beliefs...is this possible?
This is a follow-up to Stephen Apkon and Andrew Young's award-winning 2016 documentary DISTURBING THE PEACE (2016), which is about questioning the narrative we are born into; THERE IS ANOTHER WAY to choose our future. It takes courage to walk a path even when you yourself feel overwhelmed and afraid--a path where you don't know the final answer, only that it will emerge from standing in the grief of what we, as humanity, have experienced and created and find yourself unable to turn away.
About the film protagonists
Iris Gur, a former school principal and educator, has led transformative changes in education and human rights advocacy. Since 2021, she has served as the Israeli Community Director at Combatants for Peace. With advanced degrees in educational leadership and mathematics, Iris combines expertise and compassion to empower individuals and communities.
Mai Shahin, a therapist and activist, has over 12 years of experience in conflict resolution, specializing in nonviolent communication and trauma therapy. A member of Combatants for Peace, Mai draws from her identity as a Palestinian woman to promote understanding and resilience through nonviolence and compassion.
About the filmmaker
Stephen Apkon (Director and Producer) is a filmmaker, social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Reconsider. He is the Founder and former Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center, a non-profit film and education center located in Pleasantville, NY. He directed and produced the award-winning DISTURBING THE PEACE. He is a Producer of I'M CAROLYN PARKER, directed by Jonathan Demme and ENLISTMENT DAYS, directed by Ido Haar, and Co-Producer of PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW, also directed by Ido Haar. Apkon is an Executive Producer of FANTASTIC FUNGI and PLANETARY. Mr. Apkon is the author of The Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in April 2013 - foreword by Martin Scorsese.
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The film, an Area23A release, runs 65 minutes, is in English, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles, and is not MPA rated.
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About the film
In the midst of darkness, we discover who we truly are. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY tells the story of a group of visionaries who refuse to surrender to violence and injustice, and in doing so show that another path is possible - for them, for us, and for all humanity. As we are all faced with essential questions about who we are, will we choose collective liberation, where the needs, rights, and safety of all are prioritized - in which our humanity comes first, knowing that no one is free until everyone is free.
Combatants for Peace, nominated for two Nobel Peace Prizes, is an extraordinary bi-national group of former enemy combatants - Israelis and Palestinians - working together during an ongoing armed conflict. Confronted with the devastation and escalating violence of October 7th and the war in Gaza, the very core of the movement faces great challenges in showing that there is another way. The first question they must move past relates to their own beliefs...is this possible?
This is a follow-up to Stephen Apkon and Andrew Young's award-winning 2016 documentary DISTURBING THE PEACE (2016), which is about questioning the narrative we are born into; THERE IS ANOTHER WAY to choose our future. It takes courage to walk a path even when you yourself feel overwhelmed and afraid--a path where you don't know the final answer, only that it will emerge from standing in the grief of what we, as humanity, have experienced and created and find yourself unable to turn away.
About the film protagonists
Iris Gur, a former school principal and educator, has led transformative changes in education and human rights advocacy. Since 2021, she has served as the Israeli Community Director at Combatants for Peace. With advanced degrees in educational leadership and mathematics, Iris combines expertise and compassion to empower individuals and communities.
Mai Shahin, a therapist and activist, has over 12 years of experience in conflict resolution, specializing in nonviolent communication and trauma therapy. A member of Combatants for Peace, Mai draws from her identity as a Palestinian woman to promote understanding and resilience through nonviolence and compassion.
About the filmmaker
Stephen Apkon (Director and Producer) is a filmmaker, social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Reconsider. He is the Founder and former Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center, a non-profit film and education center located in Pleasantville, NY. He directed and produced the award-winning DISTURBING THE PEACE. He is a Producer of I'M CAROLYN PARKER, directed by Jonathan Demme and ENLISTMENT DAYS, directed by Ido Haar, and Co-Producer of PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW, also directed by Ido Haar. Apkon is an Executive Producer of FANTASTIC FUNGI and PLANETARY. Mr. Apkon is the author of The Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in April 2013 - foreword by Martin Scorsese.
THERE IS ANOTHER WAY follows a group of Palestinians and Israelis, known as Combatants for Peace, who are working together through nonviolent means to build the social infrastructure necessary to end conflict and occupation.
The film, an Area23A release, runs 65 minutes, is in English, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles, and is not MPA rated.
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About the film
In the midst of darkness, we discover who we truly are. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY tells the story of a group of visionaries who refuse to surrender to violence and injustice, and in doing so show that another path is possible - for them, for us, and for all humanity. As we are all faced with essential questions about who we are, will we choose collective liberation, where the needs, rights, and safety of all are prioritized - in which our humanity comes first, knowing that no one is free until everyone is free.
Combatants for Peace, nominated for two Nobel Peace Prizes, is an extraordinary bi-national group of former enemy combatants - Israelis and Palestinians - working together during an ongoing armed conflict. Confronted with the devastation and escalating violence of October 7th and the war in Gaza, the very core of the movement faces great challenges in showing that there is another way. The first question they must move past relates to their own beliefs...is this possible?
This is a follow-up to Stephen Apkon and Andrew Young's award-winning 2016 documentary DISTURBING THE PEACE (2016), which is about questioning the narrative we are born into; THERE IS ANOTHER WAY to choose our future. It takes courage to walk a path even when you yourself feel overwhelmed and afraid--a path where you don't know the final answer, only that it will emerge from standing in the grief of what we, as humanity, have experienced and created and find yourself unable to turn away.
About the film protagonists
Iris Gur, a former school principal and educator, has led transformative changes in education and human rights advocacy. Since 2021, she has served as the Israeli Community Director at Combatants for Peace. With advanced degrees in educational leadership and mathematics, Iris combines expertise and compassion to empower individuals and communities.
Mai Shahin, a therapist and activist, has over 12 years of experience in conflict resolution, specializing in nonviolent communication and trauma therapy. A member of Combatants for Peace, Mai draws from her identity as a Palestinian woman to promote understanding and resilience through nonviolence and compassion.
About the filmmaker
Stephen Apkon (Director and Producer) is a filmmaker, social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Reconsider. He is the Founder and former Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center, a non-profit film and education center located in Pleasantville, NY. He directed and produced the award-winning DISTURBING THE PEACE. He is a Producer of I'M CAROLYN PARKER, directed by Jonathan Demme and ENLISTMENT DAYS, directed by Ido Haar, and Co-Producer of PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW, also directed by Ido Haar. Apkon is an Executive Producer of FANTASTIC FUNGI and PLANETARY. Mr. Apkon is the author of The Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in April 2013 - foreword by Martin Scorsese.
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The film, an Area23A release, runs 65 minutes, is in English, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles, and is not MPA rated.
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About the film
In the midst of darkness, we discover who we truly are. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY tells the story of a group of visionaries who refuse to surrender to violence and injustice, and in doing so show that another path is possible - for them, for us, and for all humanity. As we are all faced with essential questions about who we are, will we choose collective liberation, where the needs, rights, and safety of all are prioritized - in which our humanity comes first, knowing that no one is free until everyone is free.
Combatants for Peace, nominated for two Nobel Peace Prizes, is an extraordinary bi-national group of former enemy combatants - Israelis and Palestinians - working together during an ongoing armed conflict. Confronted with the devastation and escalating violence of October 7th and the war in Gaza, the very core of the movement faces great challenges in showing that there is another way. The first question they must move past relates to their own beliefs...is this possible?
This is a follow-up to Stephen Apkon and Andrew Young's award-winning 2016 documentary DISTURBING THE PEACE (2016), which is about questioning the narrative we are born into; THERE IS ANOTHER WAY to choose our future. It takes courage to walk a path even when you yourself feel overwhelmed and afraid--a path where you don't know the final answer, only that it will emerge from standing in the grief of what we, as humanity, have experienced and created and find yourself unable to turn away.
About the film protagonists
Iris Gur, a former school principal and educator, has led transformative changes in education and human rights advocacy. Since 2021, she has served as the Israeli Community Director at Combatants for Peace. With advanced degrees in educational leadership and mathematics, Iris combines expertise and compassion to empower individuals and communities.
Mai Shahin, a therapist and activist, has over 12 years of experience in conflict resolution, specializing in nonviolent communication and trauma therapy. A member of Combatants for Peace, Mai draws from her identity as a Palestinian woman to promote understanding and resilience through nonviolence and compassion.
About the filmmaker
Stephen Apkon (Director and Producer) is a filmmaker, social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Reconsider. He is the Founder and former Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center, a non-profit film and education center located in Pleasantville, NY. He directed and produced the award-winning DISTURBING THE PEACE. He is a Producer of I'M CAROLYN PARKER, directed by Jonathan Demme and ENLISTMENT DAYS, directed by Ido Haar, and Co-Producer of PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW, also directed by Ido Haar. Apkon is an Executive Producer of FANTASTIC FUNGI and PLANETARY. Mr. Apkon is the author of The Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in April 2013 - foreword by Martin Scorsese.
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