Like all Israeli youth, Atalya is obligated to become a soldier. Unlike most, she questions the practices of her country’s military, and becomes determined to challenge this rite of passage. Despite her family’s political disagreements and personal concerns, she refuses military duty and is imprisoned for her dissent. Her courage moves those around her to reconsider their own moral and political positions. OBJECTOR follows Atalya to prison and beyond, offering a unique window into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspective of a young woman who seeks truth and takes a stand for justice.

One woman’s life-changing journey: this is the story of Atalya and her family, her peers, her government, and her Palestinian neighbors. It brings us a view of Israel that Western media does not cover: Israeli war resistance. Screening will be followed by a conversation with Shalva Wise, Associate Producer, and Clare Morgana Gillis, PhD.

Based in Brooklyn, Shalva is a long-time Jewish educator with a Masters in Social Work who collaborates both locally and internationally on impact-focused creative projects. She has worked on both feature and short-form documentaries pertaining to Palestinians’ struggle for freedom, and is a founding member of The GrayLit Culture Hub‘s editorial team.

Ticket sales will help bring Atalya to the U.S. this September (2025) for an East Coast/Midwest tour to strengthen our collective ability to counter rising violence and repression with rising solidarity and interconnection.

Film Length: 75 mins

Admission: $10

The film and discussion will run 12:30 – 2:30, followed by a reception at 118 Main St.

Presented by Windham World Affairs Council, Action Corps Vermont, Peaceable Vermont Action

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