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{{short description|Brazilian documentary filmmaker|bot=PearBOT 5}} | |||
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'''Julia Bacha''' (born 1980) is a Brazilian ] |
'''Julia Bacha''' (born 1980) is a Brazilian ]. She has filmed under-documented stories from the Middle East including issues related to Palestine. Her 2021 film, ], explores anti-boycott legislation and related freedom of speech issues. | ||
{{cite web | |||
| url = http://www.justvision.org/staff/julia-bacha | |||
| title = Julia Bacha: Biography | |||
| publisher = Just Vision | |||
| date = | |||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Bacha was born in ], |
Bacha was born in ], Brazil.<ref> | ||
{{cite web | {{cite web | ||
| title = Julia Bacha |
| title = Julia Bacha – Budrus | ||
| publisher = Berlin Film Festival | | publisher = Berlin Film Festival | ||
| url = http://www.berlinale.de/external/de/filmarchiv/doku_pdf/20102970.pdf | | url = http://www.berlinale.de/external/de/filmarchiv/doku_pdf/20102970.pdf | ||
| date = 2010 | | date = 2010 | ||
| accessdate = 23 November 2017}}</ref> |
| accessdate = 23 November 2017}}</ref> When she was 17 she moved to the US to study Middle Eastern history and politics at ]. She got accepted to ] for a master's degree but could not acquire a visa, and instead went to Cairo to work on a documentary, ''Control Room''.<ref> | ||
{{cite web | {{cite web | ||
| last = Romero | | last = Romero | ||
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| title = Berlin Film Festival Spotlight: Julia Bacha's ''Budrus'' | | title = Berlin Film Festival Spotlight: Julia Bacha's ''Budrus'' | ||
| date = 23 February 2010 | | date = 23 February 2010 | ||
| accessdate = 23 November 2017}}</ref> |
| accessdate = 23 November 2017}}</ref> In 2003, she graduated from the ].<ref name="Notable Alumni">{{cite web | ||
⚫ | |url=https://gs.columbia.edu/notable-alumni | ||
{{cite web | |||
⚫ | |url=https://gs.columbia.edu/notable-alumni | ||
|title=Notable Alumni | |title=Notable Alumni | ||
|publisher=gs.columbia.edu | |publisher=gs.columbia.edu | ||
|accessdate=2014-07-14 |
|accessdate=2014-07-14 | ||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715014713/https://gs.columbia.edu/notable-alumni | |||
|archive-date=2014-07-15 | |||
|url-status=dead | |||
}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
⚫ | Bacha has filmed under documented stories from the Middle East.<ref name="Notable Alumni"/> | ||
]'' (2004), which Bacha co-wrote and co-edited]] | |||
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In 2004, she was the co-writer (with director ]) and editor of '']'', a |
In 2004, she was the co-writer (with director ]) and editor of '']'', a documentary about ]. Bacha and Noujaim received a nomination for the ] for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/awards/wga-serves-up-1st-doc-kudo-to-super-1117918019/|title=WGA serves up 1st doc kudo to 'Super'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=15 February 2005|website=Variety|accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref> Two years later, she co-directed (with ]) the documentary '']'', which was the official selection at ], ], ], ] and ]s, where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary. Bacha directed the 2009 documentary '']'', which was shown at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival and became runner up in the festival's documentary competition.<ref name=list>{{cite web | ||
{{cite web | |||
| title=Budrus Laurels | | title=Budrus Laurels | ||
| publisher=Justvision.org | | publisher=Justvision.org | ||
| url=http://www.justvision.org/budrus/about | | url=http://www.justvision.org/budrus/about | ||
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⚫ | | accessdate=23 November 2017 | ||
| accessdate= 23 November 2017}}</ref> ''Budrus'' won over 18 international prizes, including the 2012 PUMA Creative.Impact Award, a prize given to the documentary film that had the greatest impact on society in any given year.<ref>http://britdoc.org/news/2012/11/13/budrus-winner-of-puma-creative-impact-award-2012</ref> Her two most recent films, "Home Front: Portraits From Sheikh Jarrah" (2011) and "My Neighbourhood" (2012) have received widespread acclaim internationally.<ref> | |||
| archive-date=23 July 2019 | |||
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| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723095426/https://www.justvision.org/budrus/about | ||
| url-status=dead | |||
| title = Home Front Press Coverage | |||
}}</ref> ''Budrus'' won over 18 international prizes, including the 2012 PUMA Creative.Impact Award, the $50,000 prize is given to the documentary film that had the greatest impact on society.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=S|first1=Ian|last2=well2012-11-14T11:48:00+00:00|title=Julia Bacha's Budrus wins 2012 Puma Creative Impact Award|url=https://www.screendaily.com/julia-bachas-budrus-wins-2012-puma-creative-impact-award/5048964.article|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Screen|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| publisher = Just Vision | |||
| date = }}</ref><ref> | |||
By 2006, Bacha had become creative director at the non-profit ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cineaste.com/spring2019/julia-bacha-nonviolent-resistance-in-palestine|title = Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine: An Interview with Julia Bacha}}</ref> | |||
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⚫ | In 2013, her 2012 film ''My Neighbourhood'' won the ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/sheikh-jarrah-my-neighborhood|title=Sheikh Jarrah, My Neighbourhood}}</ref> and premiered online at '']''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/mar/17/my-neighbourhood-palestinian-israeli-video|title = My Neighbourhood: A Palestinian boy's view of Israeli settlements – video|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 17 March 2013|last1 = Wingert-Jabi|first1 = Rebekah|last2 = Bacha|first2 = Julia}}</ref> In 2014, it won a Special Mention at the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2014 WINNERS – SIMA AWARDS|url=https://simaawards.org/2014-winners/|access-date=2021-12-01|language=en}}</ref> On November 12, 2017, her film ''Naila and the Uprising'' (2017) premiered at the ] film festival.<ref> | ||
{{cite web | {{cite web | ||
| title = Naila and the Uprising | | title = Naila and the Uprising | ||
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| accessdate = 23 November 2017}}</ref> | | accessdate = 23 November 2017}}</ref> | ||
Bacha's latest feature-length documentary, '']'', which explores ] and related freedom of speech issues, premiered in November 2021 at ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=BOYCOTT|url=https://www.docnyc.net/film/boycott/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The film tells the stories of people in three states who refused to sign a pledge to not boycott Israel as a condition for receiving state funds and contracts, deciding instead to challenge their states' anti-boycott legislation as unconstitutional.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/11/29/boycott-film-bds-israel-palestine|title=Anti-BDS Laws Could Upend the Constitutional Right to Engage in Boycott|date=29 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2021/12/01/amanpour-boycott-alan-leveritt-julia-bacha.cnn|title = Anti-boycott laws 'opening up a Pandora's box' for free speech – CNN Video| date=December 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-mehdi-hasan-show/watch/the-israel-boycott-127676997614|title = The Israel boycott|website = ]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jewishcurrents.org/the-right-to-boycott-is-under-attack|title=The Right to Boycott is Under Attack}}</ref> The film was funded by ] from groups including ], ], ] and the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Gonzales-Bazan|first=Mercedes|date=November 14, 2021|title=DOC NYC 2021 Women Directors: Meet Julia Bacha – "Boycott"|url=https://womenandhollywood.com/doc-nyc-2021-women-directors-meet-julia-bacha-boycott/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=]|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
By 2006, Bacha had become creative director at ], a nonprofit that uses storytelling to foster conversations on divisive current issues.<ref> | |||
{{cite web | |||
| title = Julia Bacha | |||
| publisher = TEDGlobal | |||
| url = https://www.ted.com/speakers/julia_bacha? | |||
| date = | |||
| accessdate = 15 December 2017}}</ref> | |||
In 2011, she gave a ] talk called "Pay Attention to Nonviolence," widely viewed worldwide.<ref> | |||
{{cite web | |||
| first = Julia | |||
| last = Bacha | |||
| title = Pay Attention to Nonviolence | |||
| publisher = TEDglobal | |||
| url = https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_bacha | |||
| date = August 2011 | |||
| accessdate = 15 December 2017}}</ref> In 2016, she spoke to TED again on "How women wage conflict without violence."<ref> | |||
{{cite web | |||
| first = Julia | |||
| last = Bacha | |||
| title = How Women Wage Conflict Without Violence | |||
| publisher = TEDglobal | |||
| url = https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_bacha_how_women_wage_conflict_without_violence | |||
| date = August 2016 | |||
| accessdate = 15 December 2017 | |||
| quote = The greatest predictor of a movement's decision to adopt nonviolence is its ideology regarding the role of women in public life.}}</ref> | |||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
*'']'' (2004) – Co-writer and editor | |||
]'' (2009), which Bacha directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited]] | |||
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*'']'' (2006) – Co-director | ||
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*'']'' (2009) – Director | ||
*''Home Front: Portraits From Sheikh Jarrah'' (2011) – Writer and Producer | |||
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*''My Neighbourhood'' (2012) – Co-director and Co-Producer | ||
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* ''Naila and the Uprising'' (2017) – Director<ref> | ||
* ''Naila and the Uprising'' (2017) - Director<ref> | |||
{{cite web | {{cite web | ||
| title = Naila and the Uprising | | title = Naila and the Uprising | ||
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| date = 2017 | | date = 2017 | ||
| accessdate = 14 November 2017}}</ref> | | accessdate = 14 November 2017}}</ref> | ||
⚫ | *'']'' (2021) – Director | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
* 2003: ] prize upon graduation from ]<ref> (retrieved 2010-8-2)</ref> | * 2003: ] prize upon graduation from ]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930182207/http://www.justvision.org/en/personnel/julia-bacha |date=2011-09-30 }} (retrieved 2010-8-2)</ref> | ||
* 2009: 2009 King Hussein Leadership Prize (co-recipient) | * 2009: 2009 King Hussein Leadership Prize (co-recipient) | ||
* 2010: ] Award | * 2010: ] Award | ||
* 2011: Ridenhour Film Prize | * 2011: Ridenhour Film Prize | ||
* 2012: O Globo “Faz Diferença” Award | * 2012: O Globo “Faz Diferença” Award | ||
* 2017: Columbia's University Medal for Excellence<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julia Bacha {{!}} Office of the Secretary |url=https://secretary.columbia.edu/directory/julia-bacha |access-date=May 8, 2024 |website=Columbia University}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* {{IMDb name|1646089|Julia Bacha}} | * {{IMDb name|1646089|Julia Bacha}} | ||
* - interview of Julia Bacha on ] (video, 13 min) | |||
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** {{TED talk|julia_bacha|Pay attention to nonviolence}} (TEDGlobal 2011) | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:04, 21 December 2024
Brazilian documentary filmmakerJulia Bacha | |
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Julia Bacha at the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards | |
Born | 1980 (age 44–45) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Occupation | Director, Producer, Writer |
Genre | Documentary |
Notable works | Budrus, Encounter Point, Control Room |
Spouse | Lucas Welch |
Website | |
justvision |
Julia Bacha (born 1980) is a Brazilian documentary filmmaker. She has filmed under-documented stories from the Middle East including issues related to Palestine. Her 2021 film, Boycott, explores anti-boycott legislation and related freedom of speech issues.
Background
Bacha was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When she was 17 she moved to the US to study Middle Eastern history and politics at Columbia University. She got accepted to Tehran University for a master's degree but could not acquire a visa, and instead went to Cairo to work on a documentary, Control Room. In 2003, she graduated from the Columbia University School of General Studies.
Career
Bacha has filmed under documented stories from the Middle East.
In 2004, she was the co-writer (with director Jehane Noujaim) and editor of Control Room, a documentary about Al Jazeera. Bacha and Noujaim received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay for the film. Two years later, she co-directed (with Ronit Avni) the documentary Encounter Point, which was the official selection at Tribeca Film Festival, Hot Docs, Jerusalem Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival and San Francisco International Film Festivals, where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary. Bacha directed the 2009 documentary Budrus, which was shown at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival and became runner up in the festival's documentary competition. Budrus won over 18 international prizes, including the 2012 PUMA Creative.Impact Award, the $50,000 prize is given to the documentary film that had the greatest impact on society.
By 2006, Bacha had become creative director at the non-profit Just Vision.
In 2013, her 2012 film My Neighbourhood won the Peabody Award and premiered online at The Guardian. In 2014, it won a Special Mention at the Social Impact Media Awards. On November 12, 2017, her film Naila and the Uprising (2017) premiered at the DOC NYC film festival.
Bacha's latest feature-length documentary, Boycott, which explores anti-BDS laws and related freedom of speech issues, premiered in November 2021 at Doc NYC. The film tells the stories of people in three states who refused to sign a pledge to not boycott Israel as a condition for receiving state funds and contracts, deciding instead to challenge their states' anti-boycott legislation as unconstitutional. The film was funded by grants from groups including Doc Society, International Documentary Association, Fork Films and the Sundance Institute.
Filmography
- Control Room (2004) – Co-writer and editor
- Encounter Point (2006) – Co-director
- Budrus (2009) – Director
- Home Front: Portraits From Sheikh Jarrah (2011) – Writer and Producer
- My Neighbourhood (2012) – Co-director and Co-Producer
- Naila and the Uprising (2017) – Director
- Boycott (2021) – Director
Awards
- 2003: Phi Beta Kappa prize upon graduation from Columbia University
- 2009: 2009 King Hussein Leadership Prize (co-recipient)
- 2010: Search for Common Ground Award
- 2011: Ridenhour Film Prize
- 2012: O Globo “Faz Diferença” Award
- 2017: Columbia's University Medal for Excellence
See also
References
- "Julia Bacha – Budrus" (PDF). Berlin Film Festival. 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- Romero, Angie (23 February 2010). "Berlin Film Festival Spotlight: Julia Bacha's Budrus". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Notable Alumni". gs.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- McNary, Dave (15 February 2005). "WGA serves up 1st doc kudo to 'Super'". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "Budrus Laurels". Justvision.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- S, Ian; well2012-11-14T11:48:00+00:00. "Julia Bacha's Budrus wins 2012 Puma Creative Impact Award". Screen. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine: An Interview with Julia Bacha".
- "Sheikh Jarrah, My Neighbourhood".
- Wingert-Jabi, Rebekah; Bacha, Julia (17 March 2013). "My Neighbourhood: A Palestinian boy's view of Israeli settlements – video". The Guardian.
- "2014 WINNERS – SIMA AWARDS". Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- "Naila and the Uprising". DOC NYC. November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "BOYCOTT". DOC NYC. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ Gonzales-Bazan, Mercedes (November 14, 2021). "DOC NYC 2021 Women Directors: Meet Julia Bacha – "Boycott"". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- "Anti-BDS Laws Could Upend the Constitutional Right to Engage in Boycott". 29 November 2021.
- "Anti-boycott laws 'opening up a Pandora's box' for free speech – CNN Video". December 2021.
- "The Israel boycott". MSNBC.
- "The Right to Boycott is Under Attack".
- "Naila and the Uprising". Just Vision. 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- Julia Bacha page at Just Vision Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 2010-8-2)
- "Julia Bacha | Office of the Secretary". Columbia University. Retrieved May 8, 2024.