A 5-Part Documentary Series
+ Short Film
In the Shadow
of Now
Evil thrives when good people stay silent.
A five-part independent documentary on Palestine and Israel — not about what leaders say, but what silence allows & money buys.
Why This Film
Not another debate film.
This isn't about being "balanced" between oppressor and oppressed. It's about being honest. About finding shared humanity in the most dehumanising of circumstances — and asking how we failed each other so completely.
No corporate backing. No editorial compromise.
Fully independent. Crowd-funded by people who believe truth still matters. Shot by a sole filmmaker with the freedom to go where the story leads — not where an investor allows.
The Series
Five chapters. One conflict. The decisions that built it. The people who live with it.
The Past
"It Was Decided"
Empires drew lines. Institutions failed. A century of consequences began.
The Palestinian Perspective
"To Wake Up Here"
Life under blockade. Under occupation. In exile. Not as theory, but as morning routine.
The Connect
"Grief Has No Border"
Israeli and Palestinian families confronting loss without surrendering to it.
The Present
"This Is Not a Beginning"
October 7 and everything that followed, placed in context rather than isolation.
The Future
"Who Benefits?"
War generates profit. Peace demands cost. The future is shaped by which one we choose to fund.
The Voices
The community's top picks to tell this story
Javier Bardem
Narrator"The camera never lies about suffering"
Gabor Maté
Trauma Expert"Healing begins when we witness each other's pain"
Norman Finkelstein
Historian"History is the conscience we cannot silence"
Francesca Albanese
UN Rapporteur"Law without justice is merely procedure"
Mehdi Hasan
Journalist"Ask the questions nobody else will"
Roger Waters
Musician & Activist"Music can tear down the walls they build"
Bella Hadid
Heritage Voice"My heritage is not a headline"
Javier Bardem
Narrator"The camera never lies about suffering"
Gabor Maté
Trauma Expert"Healing begins when we witness each other's pain"
Norman Finkelstein
Historian"History is the conscience we cannot silence"
Francesca Albanese
UN Rapporteur"Law without justice is merely procedure"
Mehdi Hasan
Journalist"Ask the questions nobody else will"
Roger Waters
Musician & Activist"Music can tear down the walls they build"
Bella Hadid
Heritage Voice"My heritage is not a headline"
Explore the Research
Interactive tools and resources that bring the data, history, and human stories into focus.
Interactive Timeline
Navigate 176 years of key events, from Ottoman Palestine to the present day.
Territorial Control
Watch the map transform across 8 eras of shifting borders and control.
Lives Lost — 3D Visualisation
Every dot is a life. An interactive 3D memorial you can explore.
Afaq — Civic Imagination
A platform for Palestinians to envision and design their own future.
External Resource Index
A curated, filterable library of 80+ sources across 12 categories — news, archives, legal databases, academic research, and more.
Lives Lost
Every number is a person. Every person has a name, a family, a story.
72,000+
Palestinian lives lost since October 2023
Interactive 3D memorial — coming soon
Fund This Film
Independent. Crowd-funded. No editorial compromise.
Stand with the story.
No corporate backing. No editorial compromise. Just the truth, told by the people living inside it.
Your support makes this possible. Every contribution funds independent filmmaking — accountable to you, not to investors.
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