“The Accused”
2001, NR.
Directed by Fergal Keane, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring .

This BBC-produced investigation probes the attacks on the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatilla ordered by Ariel Sharon and carried out by Lebanese militiamen nearly 20 years ago. The segment won the Foreign Press Association’s 2001 TV Story of the Year award. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Sylvia Shihadeh of Austin Women in Black. For more info see www.austinagainstwar.org.

This article appears in May 3 • 2002.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.