BUSTAN TV will document and report on all elements of life in the Negev, with a focus on Bedouin communities, sustainable development and other Negev issues from the perspective of residents that are under-reported in most media outlets.
BUSTAN TV TRAINING FOR WOMEN
BUSTAN TV launched with a course training 17 Bedouin women in human rights, use of video for documentation, witnessing and remembrance, and editing techniques for documentary filmmaking.
The instructors of the course will be Yousef Abu-Mdigem, documentary filmmaker, and Raed Al-Mickawi, Director of BUSTAN and journalist.
BUSTAN is deeply grateful for the support of the following:
Witness is a human rights organization which uses video and online technology to open the eyes of the world to human rights violation. They are providing the training curriculum in Arabic.
Yousef Abu-Mdigem, who made the film "Al-Masoudin" (The Lucky Ones), about a family in the unrecognized village of Wadi Na'am. Yousef will teach documentary film and editing techniques.
This projet received an award from the
HDHRC within the context of 2008 WSF Global action day
The course began in June 2008. For more information please contact Raed:
Raed@bustan.org
