Death in Gaza
2006-Feb-23 by Laughcalvin
Doc Maker James Miller was killed by an Israeli Soldier while working on the powerful documentary "Death In Gaza." Calamity Jane writes an excellent review for AintitCool:
The people in this film truly moved me and though the eye of Millers camera lens and the voice of Shah you are guided into a world of pain, hope and faith. They show you children picking up pieces of a man blown to bits, collecting them so that he may be buried, the children in this scene range in all ages. The individual stories of the three children fill your heart with fear and dread for them and those around them. This is unfortunately a very human story, and I believe everyone should see it whether you can stomach the blood and tears or not, you really just need to see it. Force yourself to see the world in all its beauty and rancid realities, so that you can help change that which needs be by just being educated enough to understand the different environments that breed hate and remorse. It's easy to just crack jokes and dehumanize the perceived enemy - simply based on race and beliefs, but ultimately it is a documentary like this that forces you to recalibrate what it is you believe. There are innocents on both sides. Human beings, men, women and children on both sides. And ultimately even those that attempt to just shine a light... are sometimes led to the slaughter.
Miler's partner, Saira Shaw, survived the shoot. Check it out here and put it on your must-see list.


