Watch The Tinderbox Q+A
On 19 October, a day before an Embrace hosted a screening of the BAFTA-winning filmmaker Gillian Mosely’s The Tinderbox, Tim Livesey, Chief Executive of Embrace the Middle East joined Gillian, and Middle East expert Dr Harry Hagopian to discuss the film. They explored why Gillian had made the film and the insights it offers to anyone genuinely seeking understanding of the roots of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict.
What does history tell us about this conflict? How do people from a range of backgrounds reflect on that history, and its significance for the present moment? Are we missing something that could unlock a new pathway to peace? Is our thinking an obstacle to understanding and positive change?
Watch the full discussion below:
BACKGROUND
The Tinderbox offers ways to better understand the historical background to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine and the unresolved issues and legacy of the past century. Paying careful attention to important historical details, The Tinderbox vividly presents that background, and the perspectives of people whose lives have been shaped by the events described.
Gillian Mosely is an award-winning documentary producer, who has created, developed and produced high-end documentaries for a range of funders including international broadcasters like Arte, the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Discovery Channel, History Channel and Germany’s ZDF. She produced her first Feature Documentary: Manolo: the Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards, released in September 2017. Previous Films Include: Mummifying Alan (Channel 4/Discovery) –Winner of the Royal Television Society and AIB best science awards and a BAFTA for best specialist factual film.
Dr Harry Hagopian is an International lawyer & a Middle East analyst. Former Executive Secretary of both the Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee & of the Middle East Council of Churches, Harry was a key articulator of the collective position of the 13 traditional Churches of Jerusalem in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - with special emphasis on Jerusalem during the chapter of the Oslo Accords. He hosts a number of podcast discussions, including his monthly Middle East Analysis & Intuitive Reactions: the MENA & Gulf Regions on his You-Tube channel. He has published 2 books on the Armenian Church in Jerusalem (Russell Press, 2017) & on the Israel-Palestine conflict (Ekklesia, 2019). His articles & reflections can be found on his epektasis website.