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The Path Forward: Finding Humanity Amid Conflict with Julie Cohen & Mo Husseini

Welcome to the Provoking Peace Podcast! In this powerful debut episode and timely conversation, the hosts speak with award-winning filmmakers Julie Cohen and Mo Husseini about their new documentary The Path Forward. The film gives voice to pairs of Jewish/Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers who, despite loss and division, choose empathy and dialogue over despair. Julie and Mo share how storytelling can heal, challenge bias, and remind us of our shared humanity—even amid conflict. This episode invites listeners to recognize how storytelling can heal, challenge bias, and remind us of our shared humanity—even amid conflict. About the Film: The Path Forward follows three pairs of Jewish and Palestinian peacemakers who’ve all lost loved ones to the conflict. Instead of turning toward hate, they choose connection and empathy. Filmed across the U.S. and Europe, the documentary proves that peace begins with people, not politics. The Path Forward is available to rent on Amazon Prime and Grasshopper film: https://watch.grasshopperfilm.com/fil.... https://www.amazon.com/Path-Forward-J... The Path Forward is being released by Grasshopper Film: grasshopperfilm.com. About the Guests:’ Julie Cohen is an Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker, and winner of the Jewish Film Institute's 2024 Freedom of Expression Award. Her films include: the Oscar nominated, Emmy winning RBG, and the Peabody winning My Name is Pauli Murray, both directed alongside Betsy West; the Emmy nominated Every Body; and the 10 time Audience Choice Award winning The Sturgeon Queens. Before becoming a filmmaker, Julie was a staff producer for NBC News. Mo Husseini is Executive Creative Director at TAIT, the global event production company. In the film world, he's worked as a commercial director and as a visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic. Over the past year, he's become a leading voice for Muslim-Jewish peacebuilding, speaking at forums around the U.S. and writing viral essays for Medium and Threads about the Israel/Palestine conflict including "50 Completely True Things." Social media handles: Mo: @mohu on Threads Julie: @FilmmakerJulie on Bluesky &Instagram Resources Mentioned: Organizations: Parents Circle – Families Forum: https://www.theparentscircle.org/en/h... Breaking the Silence: https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/ Field Bait (shared community initiative) Other Works by the Guests: RBG (2018) My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021), Everybody (2023) Julie Cohen - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27074938/ 50 Completely True Things (essay) Mo Husseini -   / 50-completely-true-things