The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation

The First 54 Years attempts to define the term “occupation” through the testimonies of those who implemented it. Mograbi hosts the viewers in his living room and provides insights into how a colonialist occupation works, the logic behind the practices that it produces and the different modes of thought needed to maintain it. The director uses the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip as a case study.