In February 2012, filmmaker Aaron Dennis and journalist Jacob Wheeler created a 7 part web-series called "The People and The Olive" that followed the daily events of the Run Across Palestine. Upon return, they realized there was a bigger story to tell and that this project needed to be made into a feature length documentary. Six months later and after hundreds and hundreds of hours of donated time, this movie is ready to be released to the world!
What do olive trees mean to Palestinian farmers? Olives are their livelihood, their source of sustenance and the way they root themselves, historically and spiritually, to the land. But Palestinians are denied access to nearly 30 percent of their beloved olive trees in the West Bank as they struggle to live under Israeli military occupation. How do they persevere? And what should the international community understand about Palestinian olive farmers, who love their land and harvest it every season to feed their families — just as farmers across the world do?
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