Violent resistance and nonviolent resistance share one very important thing in common: They are both a form of theater seeking an audience to their cause.

At the heart of any successful film is a powerful story. And a story should be just that: a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end, powerful protagonists that audiences can identify with, and a dramatic arc that is able to capture and hold viewers' intellectual and emotional attention.

For any filmmaker who has just released a film and who is experiencing some measure of success, the temptation can be great to respond to every screening request that comes in.

Nothing scares the army more than nonviolent opposition.

Non-violence is not glamorous, and you don't see the effects right away.

If we don't pay attention to [nonviolent protests], they are invisible, and it's as if they never happened. But I have seen first hand that if we do, they will multiply.

Where is the Palestinian Gandhi?