There's a lot of other things I could be doing other than breaking cameras.
AMMAN — A few days after police attacked journalists covering a pro-reform demonstration here in July, injuring more than a dozen and breaking cameras, the Jordan Press Association held a protest sit-in to denounce the attacks.
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"But I've sold broken cameras on eBay.
Five years and five broken cameras later, I watched this beautifully told tale of resistance (no vitriol, no polemic) and wondered how ordinary people ever change anything.
He spent days on end in Tahrir Square, and had to smuggle his pictures out, because it was surrounded by police who confiscated and broke cameras.
I thought The Imposter deserved a nomination, too, but issues such as Israeli-Arab conflict (5 Broken Cameras, The Gatekeepers), Aids (How to Survive a Plague) and rape in the military (The Invisible War) must appeal as more urgent.
'5 Broken Cameras' is one of the best movies of the year.
City Council members are expected to vote soon on a motion to spend money to fix broken cameras.
I'm also a master at breaking cameras.
If you do end up breaking your camera, or the lens is irreparable, try selling the camera on eBay.
