Agency - English program:.Quebec Centre. Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Montreal with the participation of CBC Television - Montreal.

Director, Samir Mallal, Ben Addelman ; producer, Adam Symansky ; editor, Hannele Halm, Ben Addelman ; music, null Buck 65 ; camera, Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal ; sound recordist, Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal, Craig Lapp ; writer, Samir Mallal, Ben Addelman ; story consultant, Austin Webb ; sound editor, Leopoldo Gutierrez ; foley, Chris Piggins ; sound re-recording, Shelley Craig, Geoffrey Mitchell ; graphics, Louise Overy, Pierre Landry ; executive producer, Sally Bochner.

Recorded 2004.

It's September 9, 2002, and a scheduled appearance by Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Israeli prime minister, has sparked heated debate at Montreal's Concordia University. By the end of the day, the "Concordia riot" has made international news, from CNN to Al-Jazeera. Discordia documents the fallout from that eventful day--following three young campus activists as they negotiate the most formative year of their lives. Samer Elatrash, articulate and impulsive, is the son of Palestinian refugees and active with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights. Noah Sarna, the soft-spoken co-president of the Jewish students' association Hillel, is passionate in his support for the state of Israel. Aaron Maté, a VP of the student council, finding himself at the eye of the storm, seeks advice from his father, a Holocaust survivor, and Noam Chomsky, a leading critic of Israeli policies. Filmmakers Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal jump into the fray with street-smart bravado and a handheld camera. Buoyed along by hip-hop artist Buck 65, they offer a tonic reflection on the current state of Canadian student activism--and the enduring value of a tolerant and open mind.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Honorable Mention - Category: Social Issues, 2004 Gold World Medal - Category: Community Affairs, 2005

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).