French activist, author and film producer
| Frank Barat | |
|---|---|
 Frank Barat at SOAS 2014 | |
| Born | France |
| Occupation | Activist, author, film producer |
| Notable works | As editor: |
Frank Barat is a French activist, author and film producer. He was the coordinator of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine from 2008 until 2014. He is the co-founder of BARC Productions, a film production company, created in Brussels in February 2019. He has edited books with Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappé, Ken Loach and Angela Davis. He was part of the founding team of the Festival Ciné-Palestine in Paris and the Palestine with Love festival in Brussels.
Books
- Editor: Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky (Haymarket Books, 2010)
- Editor: On Palestine (Haymarket Books, 2015)
- Contributor: Defier le recit des puissants (Defying The Mighty) By Ken Loach Indigène Editions 2014,)
- Editor: Freedom Is A Constant Struggle, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement By Angela Davis Haymarket Books 2016’’
- Co-author (with Asa Winstanley): Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation Evidence from the London Session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine.
Documentaries
- Director/producer: Nine days In Palestine, 2008. During the winter of 2007 a group of 18 people took part in a study tour with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. The aim was to gain a better understanding of the situation by witnessing the facts on the ground.
- Director/producer: Life Under Occupation, 2008. A documentary about life in Palestine and more especially in Nablus, the biggest city of the West Bank.
- London Recruits, 2020. Co-producer, London Recruits, 2020. A Barefoot Rascals production in association with BARC Productions. During the 60s and 70s young revolutionaries, recruited in London, undertook daring missions inside Apartheid South Africa for the ANC. Director & producer: Gordon Main.
References
- "The Russell Tribunal on Palestine". The Russell Tribunal on Palestine.
- "Frank Barat". Screen Brussels.
- "Homepage | Festival Ciné Palestine". festivalpalestine.paris.
- "PALESTINE WITH LOVE". BOZAR. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- Noam, Chomsky (November 2010). Gaza In Crisis. Haymarket Books. ISBN 978-1608460977.
- Chomsky, Noam (April 2015). On Palestine. Haymarket Books. ISBN 978-1608464708.
- Loach, Ken (June 2014). Défier Le Récit Des Puissants. Indigène Editions. ISBN 979-1090354531.
- Davis, Angela (2016). Freedom Is A Constant Struggle. Haymarket Books. ISBN 978-1608465644.
- Barat, Frank (December 2011). Corporate Complicity In Israel's Occupation. Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0745331607.
- Barat, Frank. "Life Under Occupation". Archive.org.
- Main, Gordon. "London Recruits". London Recruits Film.