11 min
Amber Fares and Avi Goldstein
Documentary
2009 - Israel

The Shu'fat refugee camp lies on the edge of Jerusalem. Carrying blue Jerusalem IDs but now separated from the city by the wall and a checkpoint, residents of the camp find themselves caught between Jerusalem and the West Bank. Deprived of civil services, the camp has become an over-crowded no-man's land plagued by garbage, drugs, and violence. Out of the daily struggle for survival and identity rises G-Town, a young rap group bringing voice to life in the camp and defining the Jerusalem style of Palestinian hip hop. This film is a part of the "Jerusalem Moments 2009" Project: seven documentary short films by seven young Palestinian and Israeli directors, reflecting the complexity of life in Jerusalem, in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

São Paulo International Film Festival (2009) Cape Winelands Film Festival (2010) SEE Festival (2009)

Screened with Bus & Shooting Muhammad