"The Teacher": Palestinian Drama Filmed in the West Bank Examines Impact of Israel's Occupation on Children
Watch our extended interview with British Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi and Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri, who discuss the new feature film The Teacher. Inspired by true events, the drama looks at how Israel’s decadeslong military occupation impacts Palestinian children. Nabulsi details the challenges of filming The Teacher in the occupied West Bank, and Bakri discusses how he drew on his own experience as a father to play the titular role.