Martyr Street

Martyr Street
Directed byShelley Saywell
Written byShelley Saywell
Produced byShelley Saywell
Deborah Parks
CinematographyMichael Grippo
Edited byDeborah Palloway
Music byDavid Wall
Production
company
Bishari Film Productions
Distributed byHistory
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Martyr Street is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shelley Saywell and released in 2006.[1] The film centres on life in the West Bank through the eyes of two young girls, one Israeli and one Palestinian, living in Hebron.[2]

The film premiered at the 2006 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the Best Canadian Feature Documentary award.[3] It subsequently had its television premiere in July 2006 on History, following which it was a nominee for the Donald Brittain Award for best social or political television documentary at the 22nd Gemini Awards in 2007.[4]

References

  1. ^ Denise Duguay, "One street two worlds: Documentary looks at lives of two girls in Hebron". Montreal Gazette, July 22, 2006.
  2. ^ Olivia Ward, "We all live on Martyr Street". Toronto Star, May 7, 2006.
  3. ^ "'Martyr Street' wins best of Hot Docs". CBC Arts, May 7, 2006.
  4. ^ "TV dramas lead the field for Gemini Awards". CBC News, August 28, 2007.
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