Nezar Andary

May Odeh's Diaries: Celebration, Beauty and Transcendence

In the concluding voice over of Diaries, May Odeh declares, “It is difficult to allow occupation and political factions to steal away the last breath of the people who live tomorrow.” Her poignant film breathes more life into a Palestinians that will live tomorrow and will not only survive all the destructive forces on Gaza, but will inspire us on many levels. In fact, after finishing her film, my mood was celebratory in the same way I feel about the creative activism taking ...