Revolution Until Victory a.k.a. We are the Palestinian People (Newsreel #65)

synopsis

The film serves as a direct response to Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir’s statement questioning the very existence of the Palestinian people. Through direct interviews with Palestinians in refugee camps and archival footage and photographs, it paints a picture of the emergence of the Zionist movement, the actions of international political actors, the various stages of the ongoing colonization of what was originally Palestinian territory, and the development of Arab counter-reactions in the form of various emancipation movements.

“It should be clear that Newsreel came about neither because a group of people sat down and plotted its existence, nor quite by accident either. Rather, it came into being because of political/social events, and a general ferment within the New York filmmaking community. And, not only in New York, but internationally also. There was no specific idea to create a Newsreel, but rather when the occasion presented itself, the need seemed logical, the necessity self-evident.” — Allan Siegel, Some Notes About Newsreel And Its Origins

Source: Newsreel Collective

biography

Newsreel is an American film collective founded in 1967 in New York, which sought to counterbalance official news coverage, and provide an authentic and deeper insight into the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, and feminism. This led to the creation of films such as Columbia Revolt (1968) and The Woman’s Film (1971), shot collectively by women. In the early 1970s, Newsreel split into several separate groups. The film, Revolution Until Victory a.k.a. We are the Palestinian People (#65) (1973), was created by a faction known as Pacific Newsreel, which later became California Newsreel, which is still active today.

film details

director:	The Newsreel
producer:	Newsreel

contact

Shu Wang/Third World Newsreel
twn@twn.org