In the summer of 2008 Los Angeles Laker Jordan Farmar came to Israel to take part in interfaith basketball clinics between Jewish and Arab youth. Bringing together children from areas where rockets and gunshots are all too familiar, the Peres Center for Peace organized the clinics to foster cooperation and understanding in a region where the two peoples do not often get a chance to interact with each other.

Three Cities Productions, a California/Tel Aviv based production company met up with Farmar in Israel, and followed not only his experience with the basketball clinics, but also spent the week with the NBA’s only Jewish player as he toured the country.

Using basketball as the common language, Jordan Farmar shows these children that communication and coexistence is a realistic and viable option. This documentary short highlights Farmar’s personal journey of connecting with the holy land, while spreading a positive message of peace and building hope for the future:

http://www.vimeo.com/2494060