Why do people hate?

The documentary ?Seeds? explores this question and tells people in a simple yet very powerful how to get out of hate.

?Seeds? introduces the extraordinary teenagers who attended the Seeds of Peace International Camp during the summer of 2002.

The Seeds of Peace International Camp was founded by a journalist in 1993 in order to teach young adults the leadership and coexistence skills necessary to plants the seeds of peace in the war-torn regions where they live.

?I still can?t believe people can be so kind and patient,? a girl from Afghanistan said. ?These are the habits that war has given me.?

The film revolves around the turbulent interactions between the campers.

Their real stories of death and struggle in war leave the audience stunned and tearful.

But what the counsellors at the Seeds of Peace Camp are trying to achieve is not a temporary remedy.

It is not a ?feel good? or ?touchy freely? camp. It is not a three-week counselling session.

The lessons they learn continue in their own country where they could face being ostracised by their friends and family for siding with the ?enemy?.

The object of the camp is to make one friend. This is not an easy task and the campers are beset with many difficulties.

And there are serious repercussions for them when they go back to their home countries.

?Seeds? was produced by independent filmmakers Marjan Safinia and Joseph Boyle of Merge: Media.

The teens learn to share their dreams and fears, to listen to opposing views, to see beyond prejudices and eventually to respect each other as individuals as the attempt to build the one thing they all strive for ? a future.

?Seeds? premiered last June at the SilverDocs Film Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland and has currently been accepted to other film festivals around America.

?There can be no more important initiative that bringing together young people who have seen the ravages of war to learn the art of peace. Seeds of Peace is certainly an example of the world the United Nations is working for,? United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said.