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Best Kept Secret: Erik's Birth Mother
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Erik's birth mother comes to visit his class at JFK High School.
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Video description: Nominated for an Oscar®, '5 Broken Cameras' is a deeply personal first-hand account of life and nonviolent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village where Israel is building a security fence. The filmmakers follow one family’s evolution over five years, witnessing a child’s growth into a young boy who observes the world unfolding around him. The film is a Palestinian-Israeli-French co-production.
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