Half Freedom follows two African refugee activists: Eriterean Christian dissident, Bluts, and Sudanese Muslim genocide survivor Hasan, as they fight to maintain their lives and relationships in Israel while facing a government crackdown and racialized scapegoating from right wing politicians. Filmed in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Holot Detention Center, the documentary sheds light on Bluts and Hassan’s and community organizing in response to their community’s mass incarceration in Holot and the 2018 African refugee deportation plan promoted by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Focusing on the asylum seekers personal lives and community relationships with their Israeli and Palestinian neighbors, Half Freedom dives into questions surrounding migration and human rights in a country shaped by political conflict.
Status: Post-production.
In Winter 2020 Rebecca workshopped the project in Sundance Co//ab's online course Documentary Filmmaking: Crafting Your Story in Post and is further developing it as a Filmmaker in Residence at the Jewish Film Institute in San Francisco.
Status: Post-production.
In Winter 2020 Rebecca workshopped the project in Sundance Co//ab's online course Documentary Filmmaking: Crafting Your Story in Post and is further developing it as a Filmmaker in Residence at the Jewish Film Institute in San Francisco.