'' The Wanted 18 '' is a 2014 Canadian-Palestinian animated documentary about the efforts of Palestinians in Beit Sahour to start a small local dairy industry during the First Intifada , hiding a herd of 18 dairy cows from Israeli security forces when the dairy collective was deemed a threat to Israel 's national security . The film combines documentary interviews with those involved in the events , archival footage , drawings , black-and-white stop-motion animation as well as re-enactments , and was co-directed by Canadian filmmaker Paul Cowan and Palestinian visual artist and director Amer Shomali . The film was the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but was not nominated
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
The Wanted 18