Purpose
First-time director and human rights attorney Brooke Goldstein made this film with the intent of facilitating the enforcement of Palestinian children’s human rights, namely their right to life and to an education free of incitement to kill themselves. Director/Producer Alistair Leyland has been an advocate of providing exposure to human rights abuses for some time. Having spent time covering the "one child policy" in China and its effects on infant girls, Leyland knew the story of a 16 year old Palestinian suicide bomber was both horrifying and complex.
It was after shooting tens of hours of interviews in the region that I finally realized these children are being preyed upon by higher powers. This issue needed to be addressed, his (Abdo's) story needed to be told. —The Making of a Martyr's Director/Producer Alistair LeylandRead more about this topic: The Making Of A Martyr
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