Resistance Climbing
Directed by Zachary Barr, Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer
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In 2014, during a trip, American Tim Bruns discovered cliffs in a small village five minutes north of Ramallah in Palestine and got to work equipping all the easy routes, then setting up climbing routes so that we can start teaching people how to climb. Bruns and Harris also opened Wadi Climbing, the first indoor climbing gym in Palestine. Today, gathered in the conflict-torn hills of Palestine, a diverse team of Bedouins, activists and urban professionals have embraced climbing as a much-needed respite from the burden of Israeli occupation. American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits the West Bank to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives. This documentary is part of the Reel Rock 17 series released in 2023.Read moreLess
In 2014, during a trip, American Tim Bruns discovered cliffs in a small village five minutes north of Ramallah in Palestine and got to work equipping all the easy routes, then setting up climbing routes so that we can start teaching people how to climb. Bruns and Harris also opened Wadi Climbing, the first indoor climbing gym in Palestine. Today, gathered in the conflict-torn hills of Palestine, a diverse team of Bedouins, activists and urban professionals have embraced climbing as a much-needed respite from the burden of Israeli occupation. American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits the West Bank to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives. This documentary is part of the Reel Rock 17 series released in 2023.
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In 2014, during a trip, American Tim Bruns discovered cliffs in a small village five minutes north of Ramallah in Palestine and got to work equipping all the easy routes, then setting up climbing routes so that we can start teaching people how to climb. Bruns and Harris also opened Wadi Climbing, the first indoor climbing gym in Palestine. Today, gathered in the conflict-torn hills of Palestine, a diverse team of Bedouins, activists and urban professionals have embraced climbing as a much-needed respite from the burden of Israeli occupation. American writer and climber Andrew Bisharat visits the West Bank to explore his own roots and the power of climbing to transform lives. This documentary is part of the Reel Rock 17 series released in 2023.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Tim BrunsSelf
Urwah AskarSelf
Tawfiq NajadaSelf
Hiba ShaheenSelf
Andrew BisharatSelf
Inas RadaydehSelf
Faris Abu GoshSelf
Abu Shams AskarSelf
Muna AghaalnemerSelf
Laith AlqatamiSelf
Austin SiadakSelfExplore the crew
- Producer
- Nick Rosen
- Writer
- Andrew Bisharat
- Producer
- Zachary Barr
- Producer
- Inas Radaydeh
- Director
- Zachary Barr
- Editor
- Joshua Steele Minor
- Director
- Nick Rosen
- Writer
- Nick Rosen
- Producer
- Tim Bruns
- Director
- Peter Mortimer