made five year ago -- it has to be relevant, current and different in its form for 2012, 2013 and 2014." Cinephil is handling distribution of The Gatekeepers (on which Kowarsky is also a producer) outside of North America, as well as Dan Setton's State 194 (pictured below), which follows Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's quest to have Palestine recognized by the United Nations as an independent state. While balance is not a key concern for her, Kowarsky says her own views on the conflict do very much influence the kinds of films she would pick up for distribution. "I would never sell a film, even if it was brilliant, if I didn't agree with it ideologically," she says. "I wouldn't take a film that I felt was too right-wing. How could I sit and persuade someone to buy a film that I didn't believe in? If I can't relate to the premise and I don't believe in it, I can't sell it. I don't feel I owe anyone in the world a balanced slate." Looking to the future, the probability of resolution -- twin state or otherwise -- to the ongoing conflict appears remote at present, which means there will likely be many more Israel/Palestine docs to come. Nevertheless, there is a palpable sense that documentaries about the ongoing struggle are evolving. "The conflict is a little bit like a stage right now, where we know the actors, we know what is happening -- and the film community