Great documentary for all backgrounds
Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace was the most attractive non-fiction film among dozens of great offerings at the 2012 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. And it beat expectations. This is a great view for everyone...those with only a passing interest in the region as well as those with the deepest passion for the politics and peoples involved.
As a student of the Middle East region, and native son of Jimmy Carter's home state, I wanted to get a deeper look into the lengthy Camp David peace process. My companion at the movie brought zero knowledge of the region's political history. And we both loved it. Led us both towards better knowledge and curiosity about the world around us.
The movie gives a window into the intricacies of diplomacy away from cameras and other recording devices...and how those hidden channels help immensely towards peace. Thanks to the AJFF and the Price of Peace staff who worked hard to unveil this great movie.
Maybe there's hope for the Middle East
Being cynical about the prospects of peace in the region, I watched this film and was amazed at how a determined group of people, working often stealthily, without the glitz and glamour of the international spotlight, can help foreign leaders who are at opposite poles of the spectrum come together. It got me thinking that perhaps one day this sort of diplomacy, one based on secrecy, trust and pure human creativity and guts will be used to help out the problems all around the globe. The film is like a real version of Mission Impossible, it had me at the edge of my seat throughout. I highly recommend the film not only to those interested in world politics but for anyone who loves watching the impossible unfold.
A fantastic addition to what you thought you knew.
This is a great documentary about the Camp David Peace Treaty process and illuminates upon what it takes to negotiate, mediate, a very tough and imperfect agreement. Some things come out from the interviews. That America's position is that the settlements are an obstacle to peace from the USA perspective, and some influential Israelis too. However, nothing is mentioned about America's own captured territories from war. One way that this Camp David accord worked was that President Carter was willing to blame Anwar Sadat if the treaty did not go through and this brought Sadat to an agreement. However , at the second Camp David President Clinton said he was willing to blame Yassir Arafat if he did not accept Ahud Barak's generous offer of a two state solution, but did not really do so and Yassir Arafat did not agree in the end to the peace treaty which led to another bloody intifada, even with the peace with Egypt. Looking back, one can see the flaw in the Camp David agreement in that...
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