TalElkayam’sfirstfeature-lengthdocumentaryisanunorthodoxexplorationofthebizarrerealityoftheIsraeli-Palestinianconflict:anassociativecompilationoffoundfootage,composedentirelyofexcerptsfromYouTubevideosofthebeachofTelAvivandthehillsandvalleysoftheWestBank. Asbathershurriedlyseekshelterwhenthesirenwarnsofmissiles,soldiersontheothersideclashwithprotestingPalestinians,andabulldozergoesaboutitsdemolitionwork.AnIsraelisettlershowsoffhisgrapes,whileelsewhereaPalestiniandescribeshowhisorchardwasdestroyed.Dogsharassaflockofsheep,dogsplayonthebeach.Attimes,protestersconfronteachotherwithIsraeliandPalestinianflags. Inthisenergeticandapparentlyintuitivecollage,twoparallelrealitiesfullofstaggeringcontrastsarejuxtaposed,yettheyarealsoinextricablylinked.Andnotonlybecausethepoppiesonthecoastlookjustliketheflowersgrowinginthehills.