university of california at berkeley

university of california at berkeley

The King's Garden

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The King’s Garden is a half-hour documentary short that has one foot in the Bible and the other in the “volcanic core” of the Middle East conflict: the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. Following multiple story lines and using the accounts of archaeologists, residents and legal experts, The King’s Garden tells the story of how one impoverished village became the epicenter of the battle for land between Palestinians and Israelis – and shows how dangerously alive the past can become. The King’s Garden was produced with support from the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley and has screened at various festivals in North America and Europe. It won Best Student Film at the 2011 California Film Awards.