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P.O.V. Logo P.O.V.: PROMISES by B.Z. Goldberg and Carlos Bolado
The Film Airdates
Discover what inspired the making of the film and watch a preview.
The Filmmakers
Read the filmmakers' bios and learn more about their motivations.
Talking Back
Join our discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and related issues.
In the Classroom
Teachers, use these companion lesson plans and other education resources to present the film and the issues it raises to your class.
Timeline
Trace the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a timeline spanning the twentieth century.
Resources
Explore related resources — a listing of web sites from the United Nations to the War Reports.
Buy The Video
Israeli and Palestinian kids meet face to face in PROMISES.

PROMISES wins two Emmys!
Broadcast during the 2001 season of P.O.V., filmmakers Shapiro, Goldberg and Bolado's PROMISES won Emmys at the 23rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards: Best Documentary in 2001 and Outstanding Background /Analysis of a Single Current Story — Long Form.

The PROMISES children, Sanabel Al-Fararja and Kayan Al-Saify, participated in a chat on USA Today's site on Friday, April 19, 2002. Read the transcript.

What is it really like to live in Jerusalem? PROMISES offers touching and fresh insight into the Middle East conflict when filmmakers Shaprio, Goldberg and Bolado travel to this complex and charged city to see what seven children — Palestinian and Israeli — think about war, peace and just growing up. Living within 20 minutes of each other, these children are nevertheless locked in separate worlds. Through candid interviews, the film explores a legacy of distrust and bitterness, but signs of hope emerge when some of the children dare to cross the checkpoints to meet one another. An Independent Television Service (ITVS) Co-presentation and a Television Race Initiative (TRI) selection.
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Copyright (c) 2001 American Documentary, Inc.