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ELCA Produced Videos

  • “Peace Not Walls: Making a Difference in the Holy Land,” offers a dynamic introduction to the work of Peace Not Walls, the ELCA campaign dedicated to peace with justice in Israel-Palestine.
  • "Understanding Islam" is a, 30-minute video documentary available in VHS or DVD. What do Muslims believe? Who was the Prophet Mohammed? How does Islam relate to the Christian faith? The new issue of MOSAIC will help members of your congregation gain insight and understanding into Islam, which is a mystery to many people. (2003).
  • "Forbidden Family" is a story about the separation barrier and its effect on one Lutheran Palestinian family. This 9-minute video is a great way to help your congregation understand the conflict in the Holy Land from the perspective of Lutheran Palestinians.  View entire video (Real Media) Video. Download a user's guide. (2007).
  • A 1999 episode of  MOSAIC entitled "Healing in a Holy Land", features Augusta Victoria Hospital and health care in the West Bank and education for the future through the schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.
  • "Through my Eyes" is the story of two young-adult women, one an American Lutheran, Hmong Ly, and the other a Palestinian Lutheran, Louna Tanous. As the two get to know each other on a trek through the Holy Land, we learn a lot about the current conflict in the Middle East. (1999, 16 minutes)
  • "A Time For Speaking, A Time for Peace" was produced in 1989 by the ELCA Division for Global Mission. Though an older video, the issues provide background to the Palestinian-Israeli struggle, including some source issues to the intifada that began in 1987. (26 minutes)

Videos from other Sources

Many of the views expressed in the materials listed below do not reflect official positions of the ELCA. This is only a small sample of the many available videos.

  • "Encounter Point" is an 85-minute feature documentary film that follows a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to confront hatred within their communities. The film explores what drives them and thousands of other like-minded civilians to overcome anger and grief to work for grassroots solutions. It is a film about the everyday leaders in our midst.
  • "Voices from the Holy Land" is available in all ELCA synod resource centers. This 45-minute video captures the thoughts and impressions of people in the Holy Land, especially the Episcopal diocese of Jerusalem, other Christians, Muslims and members of the Israeli peace movement. They incarnate for us the people there who so often are stereotyped in our consciousness. Comes with study guide.
  • "After the Storm: Power and Peace in the Middle East" was produced by Friendship Press in 1992. This video, still relevant today, provides an overview of the Middle East as a center of world history for 5000 years. (29 minutes)
  • "Caught in the Crossfire" is a PBS program on Arab Americans featuring ELCA Pastor Khader El-Yateem. “Since the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, a spotlight has been shone on Arab immigrants as never before. Follow the lives of three Arab Americans living in New York as they struggle to negotiate live in a changed America.”  (2002).
  • "Stuck With the Truth"  30 minutes. Video. 2002. This video is based on the February 2001 Sabeel international solidarity gathering in Jerusalem and includes clips from conference speakers, interviews with key Sabeel members, scenes from worship services, and background footage of Palestinian communities in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The film is intended primarily for the education of faith groups seeking insight into the conflict in Israel/Palestine, with the hope that viewers will be inspired to become active in striving for justice and peace for the region.
    Available from Friends of Sabeel—North America, PO Box 9186, Portland, OR 97207 USA. tel: (503) 653-6625; friends@fosna.org.
  • "The Iron Wall" [April 2006] is a 58 minute film from Palestine but including interviews with Israelis.
  • "Searching for Peace in the Middle East" is a 30 minute overview with many Israeli and Palestinian perspectives; produced by peace maker Landrum Bolling and the Foundation for Middle East Peace.