Peaced Off!
Peaced Off! is a film and conversation series born out of frustration, heartbreak, and the urgent, persistent desire for peace. Presented by The Film Collaborative, Peaced Off! explores Israeli and Palestinian stories through podcast episodes, films, and dialogue events that center empathy, truth, and shared humanity. The mission is simple yet vital: to foster empathy, promote honest dialogue, move beyond polarization, and build common ground—one story at a time. For video versions of these podcasts, as well as the films, clips, and trailers that are referenced in the discussion, please visit getpeacedoff.com.
Episodes
Guests: Einat Wilf, Yardena Schwartz, Mo Husseini. An honest examination of how Israeli and Palestinian national narratives developed, how historical turning points shaped lived realities on both sides, how language and media framing distort public understanding, and how misinformation fuels insecurity—for Jews and for Palestinians alike.
Peaced Off! is back with a supersized episode that takes up what is being called “Pallywood,” the portmanteau of “Palestine” and “Hollywood.” Is it a derogatory term used by pro-Israel commentators to falsely accuse Palestinians of staging suffering and civilian casualties to manipulate the media? Or, is it a global symbol of Palestinian suffering born out of the current state of affairs in which Palestinians lack authentic mainstr...
Orly talks with Emmy Award–winning performer, filmmaker, and actor Yuval David, who is also a prominent advocate for Jewish and LGBTQ rights, to discuss the importance of narrative and communication in his advocacy work as an advisor, and as a citizen of both the United States and Israel.
Abe and Orly speak with two Gen Z young men, Elijah Kahlenberg and Jadd Hashem, to discuss their grassroots, campus-based peace and open dialogue initiative, Atidna, which seeks to solidify Arabs and Jews as cousins, one unified family, and not enemies.
Orly and Abe talk to Brandon & Lance Kramer and Libby Lenkinski of the feature documentary Holding Liat, which premiered in at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Berlinale Documentary Award for Best Documentary. It recently had its North American premiere at the Tribeca Festival and is currently on the film festival circuit.
Orly and Abe break down a few key terms (“Genocide,” “Ceasefire,” “Apartheid,” “Normalize,” and “Zionism”) with professors emeriti Laurel Leff and Sari Nusseibeh, who offer not merely definitions, but discuss the etymology of these terms and how they have shifted over time.
Orly and Abe are joined by Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib and Melanie Robbins of Realign for Palestine as they discuss Ahmed's appearance on an episode of Jubilee's "Surrounded" and their short documentary, "Waging Peace."
Orly and Abe welcome back the team from The Center for Peace Communications, who return for a second episode, this time alongside the co-Founder of the We Want to Live movement, Moumen al-Natour, who joins us from Gaza City, to discuss the status of humanitarian aid and the desire to move forward in peace.
Orly and Abe speak to Joseph Braude and Ahed Alhendi of The Center for Peace Communications and discuss Whispers in Gaza, a groundbreaking video series, produced by Joseph Braude, that reveals firsthand accounts from Palestinians living under Hamas rule.
Orly and Abe speak to Academy Award-nominated, Emmy- and Peabody-winning documentary filmmaker Julie Cohen and Palestinian American peace activist Mo Husseini about their short film, The Path Forward.
Abe moderates a discussion between Orly and Palestinian political strategist and head of the Jerusalem Development Fund, Samer Sinijlawi, whose article, “My Hope for Palestine: There’s still a path to lasting peace. But we’ll need a new set of leaders,” was published in the November 2024 issue of The Atlantic.
The Film Collaborative presents PEACED OFF!, a film and conversation series exploring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hosted by Orly Ravid and Abe Gurko.
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