The King’s Garden

The King’s Garden is a documentary short that has one foot in the Bible and the other in the “volcanic core” of the Middle East conflict: the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. In Silwan, the apple of discord is the City of David, an archaeological site where the oldest finds in Jerusalem have been unearthed. Whoever controls the site controls the village; they also control its history. Through accounts of Silwan residents, archaeologists, and a child orphaned by the conflict, The King’s Garden chronicles the uneasy – and often bloody – relationship between archaeology, history and nationalism in present-day Jerusalem. The King’s Garden was produced with support from the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Script: Phoebe Fronista

Cinematography: Phoebe Fronista

Editing: Phoebe Fronista

Sound: Callie Shanafelt

Music: William Ryan Fritch, Filippos Stratakis

Producers: Phoebe Fronista

Format: HDCAM Color

Production Country: Greece-USA

Production Year: 2011

Duration: 26