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Feature length film Completed 2021

Threshold Bertha Journalism

Producer

Daniel Chalfen

 

Director

Julia Bacha

 

Producer

Suhad Babaa

 

Doc Society helped with

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Runtime: 70 minutes

 

Boycotts have long been a tool used by Americans rallying for political change, from civil rights leaders to anti-apartheid activists. But in recent years, 33 U.S. states have introduced anti-boycott legislation or executive orders designed to penalize individuals and companies who choose to boycott Israel due to its human rights record. BOYCOTT looks at the cases of a news publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona and a speech therapist in Texas whose careers are threatened by the harsh measures of these new laws. A legal thriller with “accidental plaintiffs” at the center, the film is a bracing look at the far-reaching implications of anti-boycott legislation and an inspiring tale of everyday Americans standing up to protect the rights in an age of shifting politics and threats to freedom of speech.

SXSW Film Festival 2022 • SXSW Film Festival Cleveland International Film Festival 2022 • Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award

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