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International Films Ithaka Australia, Great Britain, 2021, 106 min Director: Ben Lawrence Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Producers: Adrian Devant, Gabriel Shipton Production: Festivals: Sydney, Sheffield DocFest, Capricorn (Winner, Best Documentary & Best Director), DocEdge Film Festival (Winner, Best International Director), Berlin Human Rights Film Festival (Opening Night Film), Walkley Awards Screenings: Thur. 1.12 | 18:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 14:15 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets John Shipton is a 76-year-old retired builder, a polite and modest man who shies away from the limelight. However, Shipton is also father to Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks and the world's most famous political prisoner. Assange is now awaiting extradition to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison. As the controversial journalist's health deteriorates and time runs out, Shipton and the rest of the family fight for his release. The film combines historical archive footage with personal behind-the-scenes footage that together compose the story of an uncompromising family struggle and the heavy price paid by people who go against the system. ​

Udi Aloni's Tribute WHY IS WE AMERICANS? USA, 2020, 101 min Director: Udi Aloni Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew CO-DIRECTOR/CO-PRODUCER: Ayana Stafford-Morris LEAD CAST: Amiri Baraka, Ras Baraka, Amina Baraka, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Amandla Baraka, Cory Booker, Amiri Baraka Jr., Roxanne Shanté, Maya Angelou CREW: CINEMATOGRAPHER: Amnon Zalait; EDITOR: Yuval Shapira; EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Oren Moverman, Idith Meshulam, Jon Rubinstein, Kiburi Tucker, Randall Wallace, Moshe Edery, David Silber; CONSULTING EDITOR: Jay Rabinowitz; CO-PRODUCERS: Melina Torres, Shimon Azulay; THEME SONG BY: Ras Baraka, Jerry Wonda; ORIGINAL SCORE: Randall Wallace; ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Ray Angry Production: Festivals: American Black Film Festival – Official Selection Accolade Global Film Competition – Award of Excellence Black Harvest Film Festival – Official Selection Lighthouse International Film Festival Pan African Film Festival – Official Selection Screenings: Sun. 4.12 | 19:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ After the Screening there will be a Q&A with the philosopher Slavoj Žižek via Zoom. This film is an in-depth, cinematic exploration of Newark’s legendary Baraka family and its patriarch, Amiri Baraka, one of the most prodigious African American poet/playwright/activists of our time. From the Newark Rebellion of 1967 to current day, the city’s narrative has been one of revolution with each generation picking up where the previous had left off. WHY IS WE AMERICANS? weighs in on Newark’s struggle against oppression through the personal triumphs and tragedies of the Baraka family — from Amiri’s civil rights leadership and ultimate lodestar e artistic marginalization, to the horrific murder of his sister, Kimako, through the homicide of daughter Shani (one of the first openly gay black activists) to the historic election of Ras Baraka as mayor of Newark, NJ…and through it all, it is the matriarch, Amina Baraka, this kaleidoscopic family saga is framed by on-camera interviews with Ms. Lauryn Hill After the Screening there will be a Q&A with the philosopher Slavoj Žižek via Zoom.

Tribute to Udi Aloni Amal Murkus & Firas Zreik Live Israel, 1996, inserts from the Film Director: Udi Aloni Language & Subtitles: Hebrew, Arabic and English Festivals: TBA We are pleased to invite you to a special Event in the 10th Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival: Amal Murkus & Firas Zreik Live After the Concert, we will screen parts of Udi Aloni’s film ‘Left’ and have a coversation with Amal Murkus, Firas Zreik and Udi Aloni. Opening remarks: Mohammad Bakri. Amal's Photo Credit: Ilan Besor Firas's Photo Credit: Angie Assal Screenings: Sat. 3.12 | 20:30 | Cinematheque 3 Tickets

Community Cinema Expecting a Revolution Israel, 2022 Director: Community Cinema Language & Subtitles: Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew TBA Production: Festivals: TBA Screenings: Sat. 10.12 | 20:00 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ TBA ​

International Films Klondike Ukraine, Turkey 2022, 100 min Director: Maryna Er Gorbach Language & Subtitles: Ukranian, Russian, Chechen, German; subtitles in Hebrew and English Writer: Maryna er Gorbach Producers: Svyatoslav Bulakovskiy, Mehmet Bahadir Er, Maryna er Gorbach Cast: Oxana Cherkashyna, Sergiy Shadrin, Oleg Scherbina, Oleg Shevchuk, Artur Aramyan, Evgenij Efremov Production: Festivals: Sundance Film Fstival (Winner, World Dramatic Directing Award), Berlin (2nd Prize, Audience Award; Winner, Ecumenical Jury Prize Award), Seattle International Film Festival (Grand Jury Prize), Sarajevo Film Festival (Heart of Sarajevo Best Director), Fribourg Film Festival (Grand Prix Winner, Critics Best Film Winner, Young Jury Special Mention Prize Winner), Istanbul Film Festival / National Competition (Best Film, Best Cinematographer), Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine (Best İnternational Film, SIGNIS Best Film), goEast Wiesbaden Film Festival (3Sat Broadcasting Award), South East European Film Festival (Outstanding Acting Achievement), NEISSE–NYSA–NISA FILM FESTIVAL (Jury Special Prize), Film Festival Freistadt (Jury Special Prize), Film by the Sea (International Youth Jury Award), Heimat Europa Film Festival (Best Film), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Durban International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival Screenings: Sat. 8.12 | 19:30 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets Mon. 5.12 | 21:00 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets Summer 2014 – the war in Ukraine has already begun. After Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula and invaded two districts in the east of the country, residents of one Ukrainian village near the border are subjected to incessant bombing. Irka, a woman in an advanced stage of pregnancy, is trapped in the shelling area alongside her husband Tulik. Although their home was damaged during the war, Irka refuses to evacuate, while Tulik refuses to join the pro-Russian separatist forces despite heavy pressure from his brother. The crash of a Malaysian plane near the village increases the tensions between the residents, and intensifies the conflicts between Irka and Tulik. The couple is forced to face the difficult and poignant questions that arise from the destructive war outside within their home. 8.12.22 | Festival's Award Ceremony and a special screening of Klondike

International Films Spanton vs The French Police France, 2022, 70 min Director: Ovidie Language & Subtitles: French; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producers: Marc Berdugo, Barbara Conforti Production: Festivals: Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, CPH:DOX Screenings: Sat. 10.12 | 16:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets In 2014, Canadian tourist Emily Spanton enters a bar in Paris. The events of that night have been covered and discussed in France repeatedly over the years that have passed since then: according to Spanton, she met a group of French policemen in a bar who brutally raped her, while the policemen for their part vehemently deny all accusations. The case soon reaches the media and goes through the courts. The film presents the complainant's version, the defendants' version, and the stormy investigation and trial. From article to article, from conviction to acquittal, the dramatic turns that characterized the rape case in that bar in Paris changed the attitude towards rape victims in France, while illustrating the ongoing struggle of the #metoo movement. ​

Israeli Films Sand Flakes Israel, 2022, 90 min Director: Gitit Kabiri, Yahel Kabiri Language & Subtitles: Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew Producers: Itai Tamir, Assaf Amir Production: Festivals: TBA Screenings: Fri. 2.12 | 14:00 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ David, a sensitive and creative teenager, lives in peripheral southern Israel with his ill mother, his father who gave up his dreams and his young brother. When he comes across an online writing forum, he starts publishing his family stories under the fake identity of the rich kid "Nadav", as if they were fictional. As he gets entangled in his lies, he is afraid of losing his new forum friends and being exposed by his family. The situation undermines the delicate fabric of the family. His mother, sunk deep into her illness, tries to find a way to redeem herself and her children, while his father tries to understand his place in the world. 2.12.22 | World Premiere in the presence of the filmmakers

Tribute to Udi Aloni WHY IS WE AMERICANS? USA, 2020, 101 min Director: Ayana Stafford-Morris, Udi Aloni Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Festivals: American Black Film Festival – Official Selection Accolade Global Film Competition – Award of Excellence Black Harvest Film Festival – Official Selection Lighthouse International Film Festival Pan African Film Festival – Official Selection Israeli Premiere This film is an in-depth, cinematic exploration of Newark’s legendary Baraka family and its patriarch, Amiri Baraka, one of the most prodigious African American poet/playwright/activists of our time. From the Newark Rebellion of 1967 to current day, the city’s narrative has been one of revolution with each generation picking up where the previous had left off. WHY IS WE AMERICANS? weighs in on Newark’s struggle against oppression through the personal triumphs and tragedies of the Baraka family — from Amiri’s civil rights leadership and ultimate lodestar e artistic marginalization, to the horrific murder of his sister, Kimako, through the homicide of daughter Shani (one of the first openly gay black activists) to the historic election of Ras Baraka as mayor of Newark, NJ…and through it all, it is the matriarch, Amina Baraka, this kaleidoscopic family saga is framed by on-camera interviews with Ms. Lauryn Hill After the Screening there will be a Q&A with the philosopher Slavoj Žižek via Zoom. Amal's Photo Credit: Ilan Besor Firas's Photo Credit: Angie Assal Screenings: Sun. 4.12 | 19:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets

Community Cinema Docummunity Israel, 2022 Director: Community Cinema Language & Subtitles: Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew TBA Production: Festivals: TBA Screenings: Thur. 8.12 | 16:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ TBA 8.12.22 | Screening and Conversation with the Filmmakers

International Films The Killing Of A Journalist Czech Republic, United States, Denmark, 2022, 100 min Director: Matt Sarnecki Language & Subtitles: English, Slovakian; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producer: Signe Byrge Sørensen Production: Festivals: Hot Docs, Dokufest (Truth Award), Zurich (Special Mention), Karlovy Vary, Lemesos Doc Fest, Rab Film Festival, Visioni dal Mondo, Nordisk Panorama Screenings: Sat. 3.12 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 10:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Following the brutal murder of a young investigative journalist and his fiancée in their home, the largest protest in Slovakia since the fall of communism upsurges, eventually leading to the overthrow of the government. Dark secrets are hidden behind the murder: a confidential source leaks the details of the investigation to the journalist's colleagues, who point to a complicated network of oligarchs, politicians, judges and government officials, all connected to the murder and to the complex ongoing legal case. The film follows the sequence of events following that brutal assassination, which triggered a social crisis and a warped political drama that haunts Slovakia to this day. ​

Tribute to Udi Aloni Kashmir: Journey to Freedom USA, Israel, 2009, 72 min Director: Udi Aloni Language & Subtitles: English, Arabic, Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew and English Festivals: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto, Berlin International Film Festival Once described by Mahatma Gandhi as “a pillar of light in a subcontinent lost in darkness,” Kashmir has become a land of terror and despair, its people suffering under the strain of constant violence and human rights violations. This film tells the story of a new generation of young Muslim Kashmiris who, after years of armed resistance, decided to lay down their arms and start a nonviolent resistance movement in the hope of finally achieving peace and independence. They strive for a renaissance of the Kashmiri tradition of religious and ethnic coexistence, inspired by Sufi culture and the spirit and history of Kashmir. In a rare look at the region, Udi Aloni filmed his protagonists as they launched their new struggle. Finally refused re-entry by the Indian government, Aloni was forced to tell the rest of this story far from the land and people he had come to admire creation, a feast for the senses which capable of restoring our faith in the human spirit. After the Screening there will be a Zoom Conversation with Hillel Cohen and Kashmiri Altaf Khan, one of the film's protagonists who isn't in custody yet Amal's Photo Credit: Ilan Besor Firas's Photo Credit: Angie Assal Screenings: Mon. 5.12 | 20:15 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets

International Films Erasmus in Gaza Spain, 2022, 88 min Director: Chiara Avesani, Matteo Delbo Language & Subtitles: English, Italian, Arabic; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producer: Eva Fontanals Production: Festivals: Best Long Reportage Award at DIG Awards 2022 (Italy), Best Documentary Golden Nymph Award at Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2022 (Monaco), Youth Jury Award at Docs Barcelona 2022 (Spain), Millenium Film Festival 2022 (Belgium), DocsValencia 2022 (Spain), TRT Documentary Awards 2022 (Turkey), , Biografilm Festival 2022 (Italy), Galway Film Fleadh 2022 (Ireland), Primed 2022 (France), Disappear Here Film Festival 2022 (Ireland), EBS International Documentary Festival EIDF 2022 ( South Korea), Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2022 (Germany) Screenings: Fri. 2.12 | 19:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 18:00 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets European students who are sent to student exchange programs usually expect to be in a smiling sunny city, get to know a foreign culture and travel in a peaceful and colorful country. Ricardo, a 24-year-old student from the University of Siena, the main protagonist of the film by directors Matteo Delbò and Chiara Avesani, finds himself far from Europe: deep in the horrors unfolding in the Gaza Strip. Ricardo is the first student to arrive in Gaza as part of a student exchange program, and he soon discovers that this is not a carefree vacation. The young Italian dreams of becoming a surgeon in war zones, so for him, the journey to Gaza is a real mission. However, when another round of violence breaks out between Israel and the organizations in the Gaza Strip, Ricardo finds himself at the center of pressure, and must make difficult decisions. 10.12.22 | Opening remarks: Andrea Pontiroli, Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to Israel