Frank Barat is a French activist, author and film producer. He was the coordinator of the
Russell Tribunal on Palestine from 2008 until 2014.[1] He is the co-founder of BARC Productions, a film production company, created in Brussels in February 2019.[2]
He has edited books with
Noam Chomsky,
Ilan Pappé,
Ken Loach and
Angela Davis.
He was part of the founding team of the
Festival Ciné-Palestine[3] in Paris and the
Palestine with Love[4] festival in Brussels.
Director/producer: Nine days In Palestine, 2008. During the winter of 2007 a group of 18 people took part in a study tour with the
Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. The aim was to gain a better understanding of the situation by witnessing the facts on the ground.
Director/producer: Life Under Occupation, 2008. A documentary about life in Palestine and more especially in
Nablus, the biggest city of the
West Bank.[10]
London Recruits, 2020. Co-producer, London Recruits, 2020. A Barefoot Rascals production in association with BARC Productions. During the 60s and 70s young revolutionaries, recruited in London, undertook daring missions inside
Apartheid South Africa for the
ANC. Director & producer: Gordon Main.[11]