As Palestinians, we see our history repeated generation and after generation. We are no longer able to distinguish an identity separate from one tied to the occupation and an image of ourselves as victims brought about by the constant struggle for justifying our right to statehood and freedom. We are living in a film loop in reality and in cinema. We maintain the same set designs of upheaval homes, tanks, F16s, bullet shells and rockets. We are forced into victim hood, unable to distinguish between protagonist and antagonist.
Rainbow, a film I produced in 2004, reiterates this same narrative. We are now in 2009. I am sorry to force you to watch this film with its repeated rehearsal once again but now with more developed weapons that are being experimented with on my people and my city. In this difficult time, I leave you with a film that must be watched in order to understand its massage.