When it all beganis the long version of The Sons of Eilaboun
When it all began
When it all began
An in production documentary film that tells the story of the human toll that Plan Dalet claimed on in a single village of the 531 Palestinian villages. The story is told through the mouths of the men and women who witnessed the atrocities committed on that fall day in 1948.
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A film about the NakbaA film that has an important story, that must be told.
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A story of a small Palestinian VillageThat tells the tale of a nation.
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Animationsare needed to finish the film.
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Archive footageare needed to finish the film.
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Music rightsare needed to finish the film.
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Your support is neededYour support is needed to finish the film.
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Support the film by Purchasing the DVD of The Sons of Eilaboun (Short version) for Personal Use
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Support the film by Purchasing the DVD of The Sons of Eilaboun (Short version) for Institutional Use
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Support the film bydonating any sum, whether small or large
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Support the film byTelling people about the film and sharing the website
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For more information how to support the filmPlease see support the film section
The Story
On October 1948, the Israeli Army marched into the Palestinian village of Eilabun (Eilaboun). Thirteen men from the village, who had been hiding with the rest of the village in two churches, were massacred. The rest of the village men were taken as prisoners of war. The women, children and the old were marched out of the village to Lebanon, where they became refugees, and returned to their village after few months.
When it all began in EilabunThe day Eilabun fell
"In the morning of Saturday 30 October, between 0500 and 0600 hrs (local time) the Jewish troops entered the village, the inhabitants of which (Christian Arabs) immediately surrendered. After a hasty assembling of the population, as ordered by the Israeli forces, the Jews selected among the gathered people, 13 inhabitants (men of military age) and shot them dead, while a few others (about a score) were taken prisoners. The remainder of the population was told to evacuate instantly the village and go in direction of MAGHAR." From the UN Truce Supervision Observers (UNTSO) Report By Lt. Colonel Sore (French Army)
Clips from the film
A trailer will be ready soon, please watch the following clips in place of the trailer, to get an idea about the film
Support the Film
I am trying for years to finish the documentary 'When it All Began', that is a long version of my short documentary 'The Sons of Eilaboun'. Because of the lack of funding, and lack of support from film funds or any other organization (at least until now), I fund the film myself and perform most of the tasks needed myself, including the animations needed for the film (please see the clips in the trailer section), and purchasing archive footage. The progress is slow and energy consuming, but I will never give up and will go on until I finish this film, because I think this film is very important, and the story should be told in full.
If you would like to support finishing this project, please do that with one of the following ways.
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Support the film by purchasing the DVD of The Sons of Eilaboun (Short version) for Personal Use
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Support the film by purchasing the DVD of The Sons of Eilaboun (Short version) for Institutional Use
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Support the film by donating any sum, whether small or large
If you think you can support this project in any another way, please contact us using the contact section.
