Filmmaker barred entry to Israel despite acquittal http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/bil-in-filmmaker-barred-entry-to-israel-despite-acquittal-1.292244

Although photojournalist Imad Bornat from Bil'in was acquitted over a year ago on charges of assaulting an officer, police still regard his case as "open" and continue to bar him from entering Israel.For this reason, Bornat will not be able to attend the Tel Aviv screening tomorrow of part of his film in progress, "Five Broken Cameras." The screening is set to take place before a crowd of producers and representatives of television stations from around the world.

According to director Guy Davidi, the film documents five years of struggle against the separation fence and how the repression of demonstrations against it have affected individual lives.

In November 2008, Bornat was severely injured in a car accident, requiring treatments he received in Israel. But in September 2009 his request to enter Israel was denied. Gabi Lasky, an attorney who represents dozens of Bil'in residents, subsequently learned that Bornat's request had been denied for reasons related to "police prevention" - stemming from a criminal record from 2006.