One or the Other

Abstract

One Or The Other is an exploration of the paradoxical relationship between the homeland and the creation of a nation state in Israel. The film argues that the long distance nationalism of Western diasporic communities has had more influence than responsibility and the creation of the Palestinian Other is a product of the blindness of nationalism. Combining home movies and images of contemporary Israel, it simultaneously presents different historical periods; time and place being central to the theme of home and the homelands.