When I was 17, I came to the U.S. to study Middle Eastern history and politics at Columbia University.

- Julia Bacha

At the heart of any successful film is a powerful story. And a story should be just that: a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end, powerful pro…

- Julia Bacha

Violence and nonviolence are, after all, two different forms of theater. They both depend and thrive on the response of an audience.

- Julia Bacha

Violent resistance and nonviolent resistance share one very important thing in common: They are both a form of theater seeking an audience to their c…

- Julia Bacha

For any filmmaker who has just released a film and who is experiencing some measure of success, the temptation can be great to respond to every scree…

- Julia Bacha

Where is the Palestinian Gandhi?

- Julia Bacha

Non-violence is not glamorous, and you don't see the effects right away.

- Julia Bacha

If we don't pay attention to [nonviolent protests], they are invisible, and it's as if they never happened. But I have seen first hand that if we do,…

- Julia Bacha

Nothing scares the army more than nonviolent opposition.

- Julia Bacha