Quotes by Julia Bacha

About Julia Bacha:

Julia Bacha is a Brazilian documentary filmmaker. She is a media strategist and award-winning filmmaker whose work has been exhibited at Sundance, Tribeca, Berlin, Jerusalem, and Dubai International Film Festivals, and broadcast on the BBC, HBO, Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya television channels. Since graduating Magna Cum Laude from the Columbia University School of General Studies in 2003, she has strategically used film to highlight under documented stories from the Middle East.
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A film seeking to create change on a difficult issue should not try to provide a definitive historical overview, nor present an op-ed style argument.

Julia Bacha

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

Julia Bacha

History was always the subject that I loved the most, and I felt it gave me the deepest sense of our humanity and who we are and where we're going.

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 screening request that comes in.

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 cause.

Julia Bacha

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

Julia Bacha

When conflicts end non-violently, it's more likely that the result will be longer-lasting, democratic societies.

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 protagonists that audiences can identify with, and a dramatic arc that is able to capture and hold viewe...

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

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Author Bio

  • NameJulia Bacha
  • DescriptionBrazilian film director
  • Born1980
  • CountryBrazil
  • ProfessionFilm Director
  • WorksBudrus; Control Room