The documentary 'Walled Off' takes its title from a hotel owned by Banksy in Bethlehem. Located a few steps from Israel's imposing separation barrier that runs through the occupied West Bank, it bills itself as the hotel with the 'worst view in the world.'
that runs through the occupied West Bank, it bills itself as the hotel with the"worst view in the world."Inside, the walls are decorated withdepicting satirical views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It also has a museum dedicated to informing visitors about the separation wall and providing historical context on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MARCH 04: A mural in a room shows a soldier and a Palestinian make pillow fight at a hotel named "The Walled Off" in Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, which is surrounded on all four sides by dividing wall, on March 4, 2017. The design of the hotel, which sits across from the wall that separates Israel from the West Bank, was made by famous British street artist Banksy.
The film cuts between scenes from the hotel and historical footage of the decades-long conflict, detailing events the filmmakers say have been misrepresented by the media.Both Arfuso and Hadid are Americans of Palestinian descent. Guests eat in the dining hall of Banksy's Walled-Off hotel in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 21, 2019.The idea for the film came about when Arfuso and Hadid traveled to the West Bank together in 2019. The pair bonded over their Palestinian roots and what it felt like to be Palestinian growing up in the United States.
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