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International Films Lyra Great Britain, 2022, 91 min Director: Alison Millar Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Producers: Alison Millar, Jackie Doyle Production: Festivals: Sheffield DocFest (Tim Hetherington Award), Cork International Film Festival, Giffoni, Achill Island Screenings: Tue. 6.12 | 20:00 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 12:15 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets With deep roots in the working class of war-torn Belfast, Lyra McKee became a nationally renowned investigative journalist. She did not cease to expose the consequences of the conflict days in Northern Ireland and demanded a proper response to the crimes that were forgotten after the peace agreement. Her life was cut short in 2019, when she was murdered during riots by members of the IRA organization opposing the Good Friday Agreement. Director Alison Miller, McKee's best friend, used her recordings and interviews with her family members to create a moving and touching film that brings Lyra McKee's story to the screen in her own words. 6.12.22 | Screening and Conversation with 'Mekomit' Magazine and Hagar Shezaf, Hulud Masalha and Oren Ziv. Host: Meron Rapoport

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

Special Event Four Shorts about the Occupation 1982-2006 Director: Special Event Language & Subtitles: Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew TBA Production: Festivals: TBA Screenings: Sat. 10.12 | 20:15 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets Photo Credit: Nachum Mochiach In this special event held in commemoration of film director and scholar Judd Ne'eman, we offer an opportunity to watch rarely screened four Israeli shorts about the occupation of the West Bank and participate in a discussion organized in collaboration with the Israeli Filmmakers Forum Against the Occupation. The film program: The Night the King Was Born, Dir.: Judd Neeman (1982, 12 min) Souvenirs from Hebron, Dir.: Shimon Dotan (1982, 13 min) First Reel, a Film by Ilan Shaul and Nachum Mochiach (1981, 12 min) Road, Dir. Nadav Lapid (2005, 17 min) Why do Israeli narrative films run away from dealing with the occupation? Do filmmakers have a political role? Is Isreal allowed to bring politics into state supported film funds and the production process, or is it already there anyway? And what is the role played by film festivals, distributors and broadcasters? These questions have come up again and again since the beginning of the occupation - and in the last months. In this special event held in commemoration of film director and scholar Judd Ne'eman, we offer an opportunity to watch rarely screened four Israeli shorts that deal with the occupation of the West Bank from different perspectives: Two films produced and shown by "Tzavta" in 1983, "First Reel" by Ilan Shaul and Nachum Mochiach, and an early film by Nadav Lapid, "Road". Following the screening we will hold a discussion moderated by Noam Sheizaf with Prof. Raya Morag, Taufiq Abu Wael and Alma Ganihar. Introductory remarks: Dr. Shmuel Duvdevani

Special Event Even If You Shoot Me Hebron, 2022, 20 min Director: Suzan Jaber Language & Subtitles: Arabic; subtitles in Hebrew and English Filmed by Suzan Jaber Edited by B’Tselem’s Video Department Produced by B’Tselem – the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories Production: Festivals: TBA Screenings: Sat. 3.12 | 17:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ Suzan Jaber is an event photographer, but living in the heart of Hebron has driven her to document what goes on outside her window. Between Israeli settlers threatening Palestinians and soldiers raiding homes, her hand-held camera also captures a dream of another future. The screening will be followed by a talk with creator and main subject Suzan Jaber. 3.12.22 | The screening will be followed by a talk with creator and main subject Suzan Jaber

Yulie Cohen's Tribute My Brother Israel, 2007, 56 min Director: Yulie Cohen Language & Subtitles: Hebrew; subtitles in English and Hebrew Yulie Cohen Production: Festivals: Haifa International Film Festival Screenings: Fri. 2.12 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ More than twenty-five years have gone by since my brother turned ultra-orthodox Jew and there is no contact between us. Our Mom and Dad are over seventy-five years old and are about to sell the house we grew up in, and I recently got divorced after twenty years of marriage. Refusing to accept that one who believes in God is not willing to reach back to his sister although secular, I am reaching out for my brother trying to reconnect. I want to have a family again; I long for unconditional love. I do have two lovable and loving daughters, but I will soon have to let them go as they are nearing the age of eighteen. 'My Brother' is a three-year journey, during which, through looking inward and outward, I find some major answers to my quest: I get to know my Jewish roots profoundly, I understand people's need to believe in God and why they fall in love with orthodoxy, and I find my own inner peace and unconditional love – no matter what. 'My Brother' takes place in the Jewish state of Israel in 2005 – 2007 where the orthodox population is growing, and violence are being fed in the name of God. Screening and a Conversation with Yulie Cohen, Rabi Bezalel Cohen and Israel Frey. Host: Attorney Nitzan Kahana

Special Event Don’t Touch My Holocaust Israel, 1994, 180 min Director: Asher Tlalim Language & Subtitles: Hebrew; subtitles in English Producer: Daniel Paran, Danny Seaton Production Company: Set Films Cinematographer: Yoram Milloh, Asher Tlalim Editor: Asher Tlalim Production: Festivals: Winner, Best Documentary, 1994 Israeli Oscars; Berlinale International Film Festival, 1995; San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, 1995; Special Mention at the Jerusalem International Film Festival, 1994; Dublin International Film Festival, 1995; Montreal International Film Festival, 1995 Screenings: Sat. 3.12 | 18:45 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ This cinematic adaptation of the award-winning play, “Arbeit Macht Frei”, accompanies the Acre Theater Group as it probes the innermost recesses of the Israeli psyche in the generation after the Holocaust. The film takes the viewer along the most difficult collective journey faced by Israeli society – the Holocaust – with an impact so sweeping and so real, it can truly be said that all of us – Moroccans, Iraqis, Germans, and even Khaled Abu-Ali, the Palestinian protagonist – are survivors of the Holocaust. ​

International Films The Narrow Bridge Australia, 2021, 80 min Director: Esther Takac Language & Subtitles: English, Arabic, Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew and Arabic Producer: Esther Takac Editors: Uri Mizrahi, Rosie Jones Production: Festivals: Melbourne Jewish International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 42 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival The Jewish International Film Festival Screenings: Sat. 3.12 | 16:30 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets ​ Tickets Bushra, Rami, Meital and Bassam lost close family members – their children or parents – and joined the long list of victims of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Each of them carries with them a severe trauma, but they all choose to channel it into personal change and activism for the greater good. The four of them join the "The Parents Circle-Families Forum", an organization that brings together bereaved families from both sides of the fence in the fight to end the conflict, and for achieving a better future based on respect and equality. Their joint activity causes controversy and condemnation from all sides, but they refuse to give it up. The film charts a journey of hope amid unbearable pain, while illuminating a unique path to personal and social change. Screening and Conversation with the Film's Participants and The Parents Circle – Families Forum

International Films The Wind Blows The Border Brazil, 2022, 77 min Director: Laura Faerman, Marina Weis Language & Subtitles: Guaraní, Portuguese; subtitles in English and Hebrew Producers: Rodrigo Díaz Díaz, Luís Ludmer Production: Festivals: Hot Docs (Special Jury Prize – International Feature Documentary), It's All True International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Screenings: Sat. 3.12 | 15:15 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets Mon. 5.12 | 17:45 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets The border between Brazil and Paraguay stretches over 1,524 kilometers. When Luana Ruiz, a rich heiress of vast lands, covets the green lands on this border, she provokes a war against the native inhabitants. Ruiz is the embodiment of the authoritarian Brazilian President Bolsonaro's rule: in her eyes, the natives deserve only hatred and contempt. But Elenir Shimendes rises against her – a teacher, leader and social activist on behalf of the Guarni-Kaiuba people. Shimendes herself pays the price of the fight against the rich elites, but she manages to fight back and protect her community and its lands. 5.12.22 | Screening and Conversation with ׳Standing Together' Movement

International Films Eternal Spring Canada, 2022, 86 min Director: Jason Loftus Language & Subtitles: Mandarin; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producers: Jason Loftus, Masha Loftus, Yvan Pinard, Kevin Koo Production: Festivals: FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARD, HELLENIC PARLIAMENT HUMAN VALUES AWARD (THESSALONIKI); GRAND JURY PRIZE AWARD SPECIAL MENTION, ACTIVIST AWARD NOMINEE, STUDENT’S CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE (MOVIES THAT MATTER), HOT DOCS AUDIENCE AWARD, ROGERS AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY (HOT DOCS), AUDIENCE AWARD (DANCES WITH FILMS), BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (DEADCENTER), DOCUMENTARY JURY AWARD (LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL), DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD (LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL), JURY AWARD BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (MAMMOTH LAKES), AUDIENCE AWARD BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (MAMMOTH LAKES) Screenings: Fri. 2.12 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets Fri. 9.12 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets In March 2002, a group of Falun Gong practitioners take over a state television station in China, infuriating the authoritarian and rigid regime. In the following period, the Chinese government carries out a series of brutal police raids against Falun Gong practitioners. One of them, a comic book illustrator named Daxiong, had to flee to Canada. For him, the takeover of the TV station was an unnecessary provocation that ruined his life. Another accomplice also manages to escape from China. Meeting him challenges Daxiong's views and makes him reexamine the events that shaped his life. The film uses unique animation to depict a story of struggle against the ruling forces and the heavy human cost of fearless defiance. 9.12.22 | After the Screening we will screen a Recorded Conversation with the Director of the film

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 Kashmir: Journey to Freedom USA, Israel, 2009, 72 min Director: Udi Aloni Language & Subtitles: English, Arabic, Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producers: DIG THE MOVIE LLC-New York, Sarah Kamens, Udi Aloni, Rafi Cohen Associate Producers: Altaf Khan, Naseer Ahmed Editor Kinneret Hay-Gillor Production: Festivals: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto, Berlin International Film Festival Screenings: Mon. 5.12 | 20:15 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets ​ Tickets ​ 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

International Films Last Flight Home United States, 2022, 101 min Director: Ondi Timoner Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Producers: Ondi Timoner, David Turner Production: Festivals: Sundance, Telluride, Woodstock (Best Documentary Feature), BFI London, Los Angeles Screenings: Sat. 3.12 | 11:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 15:45 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets After a long life and dealing with serious illness, Eli Timoner decides to end his life by medical means. Timoner is a husband, father and successful businessman, and his decision to end his life generates emotional and thought-provoking reactions from the people close to him. The loving and supportive family accompanies the dying father in the few days he has left until the end of his life. Award-winning director Ondi Timoner intimately reveals her family's intimate and heartbreaking journey towards closure. Eli and his family members courageously and humorously formulate a surprising and moving guide to the inevitable process of separation. They show the grace that can spring forth even in the face of death and demonstrate how we can live even as we are about to die. 3.12.22 | Screening and Conversation with Anat Maor and 'Lilach' Association