Imagine you have just three minutes to exercise your right to speak and assert your right to exist. Since the establishment of Israel in 1948, Palestinian lawmakers have served in the Knesset alongside Jewish ones. Regardless of their political leanings or occupation, every Arab Member of Knesset (MK) approaches the podium with feelings of pain, frustration, anger and hope. Yet most of their speeches fall on deaf ears and, though often ignored by Jewish MKs and the public at large, remain vital to the political discourse of Palestinian citizens of Israel. PODIUM (You Have Three Minutes) is a film that examines these speeches with the aim of shedding light on the overlooked voices of Palestinian MKs and their call for justice, equality and freedom for all.
Rachel Leah Jones is an Emmy-winning nonfiction filmmaker whose trajectory in the field—from producer to director to editor to writer—has spanned two decades and three continents.
