Week 13- The Color of Olives

The Color of Olives shows the life of the Amer family who once lived in the Masha village in Palestine, which is the last village at end of phase A. The lands around the family's home was obtained by Israel and made part of their expanding collection of Palestinian land. The family for generations has cultivated many products and spent all of their effort on the lands they owned. Today, after Israels' entry, life is different. The family is restricted to go anywhere they want. If they want to do something outside the home, like working on their lands, they must wait on the soldiers to open gates. When they are able to travel out of their homes, a short journey to the lands prior to the invasion, now takes more time due to the various checkpoints set up by soldiers. At the checkpoints they have to show identification, explain where they are going, and answer any other questions since failure to do so may not allow them to pass.
The film provided pictures of the lands before the entry of soldiers and it displayed a sort of paradise full of vegetation. Now the lands do produce still but the lands are not as they were before. Also, structures such as the chicken coop were destroyed and the remains are still at the site. This film provided a insight of how oppressed living in such conditions can be for a family but it also shows how despite adversity the family still stands firm.