005 Documentary Mayhem – Disengaging Democracy
Disengaging Democracy
By Jewish Mayhem
“Like Chutzpa Productions? other films, Disengaging Democracy is well worth watching.”
Canadian Jewish News
“I wanted people to experience what the residents of Gush Katif had to confront; but more than anything I to give them a voice because no one else has.” Igal Hecht, the director of Disengaging Democracy. Disengaging Democracy, from award winning documentatry filmmaker Igal Hecht, takes a rare and provocative look at what happened to Israeli democracy before, during, and after the historical Gaza Disengagement of 2005. In October 2004, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon took an historic step to pull Israeli forces and citizens out of the Gaza Strip. A year later in the community of Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip, over 40,000 police officers and soldiers began uprooting inhabitants from their homes. Though the decree for disengagement had passed legally in the Israeli Knesset, this issue was not considered legal or enforceable by many of the 8,000 Israeli citizens living in Gush Katif. Many former residents of the area have claimed that in the months leading up to the pullout, the Israeli government disengaged many of the basic democratic rights of its citizens. Filming began three months prior to the Disengagement and followed the lives of Gush Katif residents and their supporters as they attempted to block the pullout. Demonstrations, the illegal actions taken by both parties, and the misuse of power are all showcased in the film through compelling never before seen footage.
Credits
Director/Producer/Editor: Igal Hecht
Writers: Igal Hecht and Talia Klein
Co-producer: Talia Klein
Camera: Ofri Segev, Leor Cohen and Igal Hecht
Music: Barak Ben, Nathan and Shawn Sussman
Post Audio: Eric Mayzel
Narrator & Editor: Igal Hecht
Watch the entire documentary in full here:
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