City of Borders

"Shushan, a gay bar in Jerusalem, is the unlikely meeting place for the diverse cast of characters featured in Yun Suh’s award-winning documentary City of Borders. Sa'ar Netanel, a secular Israeli, owns the bar and also serves as the first openly gay member of the city council. Palestinian Samira Saraya and her Jewish-Israeli lover Ravit Geva navigate what the Israeli occupation means for their relationship, and what their relationship means for their families. Boody, a devout Muslim, risks his life by sneaking through razor wire from the West Bank and wonders whether it’s possible for him to remain in Ramallah. Settler and former Israeli soldier Adam Russo is stabbed by an Orthodox Jew while marching in Jerusalem's gay pride parade. Set...