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Convenience Store International Films Convenience Store Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, 2022, 106 min Director: Michael Borodin Language & Subtitles: Uzbek, Russian; subtitles in Hebrew and English Writer: Michael Borodin Producer: Artem Vasilyev Cast: Zukhara Sanzysbay, Lyudmila Vasilyeva, Tolibzhon Suleimanov, Nargiz Abdullaeva, Asel Tuytubaeva, Kamila Mukhlisova, Lyubov Korolkova, Daniyar Artykbaev, Zukhra Ashurova Production: Festivals: Berlin (C.I.C.A.E. Award), Taipei Screenings: Fri. 3.12 | 14:30 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 11:30 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets Deprived of ceremonious decorum, in a convenience store at the edge of Moscow, a modest wedding is held. The bride, an Uzbek migrant worker named Mukhabat, is pregnant, a pregnancy which will shake up her life and alter her destiny. For Mukhabat, the world begins and ends in that small convenience store, thousands of miles away from her homeland. She works non-stop in a crowded and dim supermarket, without fair pay and without the ability to escape. Mukhabat and the other migrant workers are subordinate to the domineering shop owner Jhanna and the corrupt Russian police. However, when Mukhabat is cornered, she embarks on a journey designed to regain her freedom and identity. The first feature film by Michael Borodin, who himself was a migrant worker in Russia in the past, offers a glimpse at the exploitation and the lack of justice and hope in contemporary Russia. 10.12.22 | Screening and Conversation with 'Kav Laoved' Organization

Extreme environmental change and the climate crisis are no longer just news stories or ominous statistical projections: they are already happening today. חזרה לדף הקודם Environment & The Climate Crisis Extreme environmental change and the climate crisis are no longer just news stories or ominous statistical projections: they are already happening today. In different corners of the world farmers and people from all walks of life are paying the price of global warming and face the force of intensifying natural disasters. The films of this year's festival deal with the various prices that we pay today for harming the earth and tell the stories of the people who dare to try and reduce the damages of this ever-increasing disaster.

Docummunity 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

Forest for the Trees International Films Forest for the Trees Canada, 2021, 91 min Director: Rita Leistner Language & Subtitles: English, French; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producer: Rita Leistner Production: Festivals: DOC NYC, Doxa, Yellowknife, Transitions, Victoria (Winner – Audience Favorite Feature), Blue Mountain, FICG (Best Cinematography), Green Film Festival (Spirit of Activism - Special Jury Prize), Montauk, Doqumenta, Cinema Planeta, Salt Spring, Reel Recovery, Colorado Environmental, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital Screenings: Thur. 9.12 | 14:30 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets Tickets In the heart of Canada's dense forests, a group of tree planters take an honest look at their lives and work, against the backdrop of the intensifying climate crisis. The film by photographer and creator Rita Leistner presents their testimonies about their hard and challenging work, both physically and mentally, and on its positive side: the ability to spend long hours alone in the depths of wild nature. The tree planters embark on an arduous task in hopes to restore the forests and save the environment. 9.12.22 | Screening and Conversation with 'Good-Energy'

Sansón and Me International Films Sansón and Me Mexico, United States, 2022, 83 min Director: Rodrigo Reyes Language & Subtitles: Spanish, English; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producers: Rodrigo Reyes, Su Kim Executive Producers: Inti Cordera, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen, Sandie Pedlow Production: Festivals: Tribeca, Sheffield DocFest (Best Film - International Competition), Adelaide, Screenings: Fri. 2.12 | 14:00 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 14:45 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets The film's director Rodrigo Reyes first meets the boy Sanso when he acts as an interpreter for him during his criminal trial in California. Sanso was sentenced to life in prison for his membership in a gang that committed a shocking murder, but the sentence and Sanso's personality continued to trouble Reyes, and he renewed contact with him. The film focuses on investigating the circumstances of Sanso's life, with the aim of illuminating dark corners of the American dream. Since the prison administration did not allow Sanso to be interviewed in front of a camera or a recording device, most of the communication between the two was conducted in letters that Sanso sent to Reyes. The story we will discover through the letters and through a series of in-depth interviews with his family members will present the portrait of Sanso and the forces that shaped his life.

WHY IS WE AMERICANS? 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

My Terrorist Yulie Cohen's Tribute My Terrorist Israel, 2002, 56 min Director: Yulie Cohen Language & Subtitles: Hebrew; subtitles in English and Hebrew Yulie Cohen Production: Festivals: My Terrorist won a special jury award at the Jerusalem Film Festival in 2002, was nominated for the Silver Wolf Award at IDFA, and won the Ilaria Alpi Journalistic Television Award in 2004. It was broadcast in more than 20 countries, translated into 20 languages. The film was screened in more than 150 Film festival an d universities including Harvard, Yale, Rutgers, UC Davis, USC, Duke and many others. Screenings: Fri. 9.12 | 15:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Tickets In 1978, filmmaker Yulie Cohen was wounded in a terrorist attack by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. A stewardess for the Israeli airline El Al, she was attacked along with other crewmembers when getting off the bus to the hotel in London. In a remarkable twist of faith, twenty-three years later Cohen began questioning the causes of violence between Israelis and Palestinians and started to consider helping release the man who almost killed her, Fahad Mihyi. From the time she was a young girl, Cohen considered herself a staunch Israeli nationalist. Growing up in an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Israel (where her neighbors included future Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin and Arik Sharon, and military hero Moshe Dayan), she patriotically served in the military. After working as an Israel coordinator on a film shoot and visiting the occupied territories, Cohen came to realize that both Israelis and Palestinians played a role in perpetuating the cycle of hostility and bloodshed. It was her goal to stand up as a survivor and call for reconciliation on each side. An inspiring story of forgiveness, Cohen's poignant documentary is a moving testimony of human compassion and a call for peace. Screening and a Conversation with Yulie Cohen, Dr. Dan Geva and Prof. Nava Levit-Binnun

Salute International Films Salute Australia, 2008, 120 min Director: Matt Norman Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Producers: Matt Norman Production: Festivals: Sydney (Audience Award) Screenings: Thur. 7.12 | 17:30 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets Tickets One moment at the height of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City was engraved in the history of the Olympic Games. Two of the winners of the 200-meter race decided to raise their fists on the podium, in salute and tribute to black power. The consequences came shortly: Tommy Smith and John Carlos, the Olympic winners, were expelled from the United States team and suffered abuse, threats and humiliation upon their return to their country. The third athlete on the podium, the white Australian medalist Peter Norman, was also reprimanded by the authorities of his country for his support of Smith and Carlos. Director Matt Norman, Peter's nephew, dives deep into that Olympic moment and reveals for the first time the full story of that resounding historical event.

Ithaka 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.

WHY IS WE AMERICANS? 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.

Semret International Films Semret Switzerland, 2022, 85 min Director: Caterina Mona Language & Subtitles: Italian, Swiss German, Tigrigna; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producer: Cinédokké Sagl Cast: Lula Mebrahtu, Tedros "Teddy" Teclebrhan, Hermela Tekleab, Fanuel Mengstab, Jocelyn Papp, Mona Petri, Manuela Biedermann Production: Festivals: Locarno (Le Film Français Award) Screenings: Tue. 6.12 | 16:00 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets Fri. 9.12 | 20:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Semret is an Eritrean immigrant who lives and works in Switzerland. She works around the clock at the hospital to fulfill her dream of becoming a midwife, raising her daughter Joe alone. For Semret, the hard work is a necessary price to ensure a better life for Joe, a life that is not contingent upon the heavy price that Semret paid in her past. But when Semret faces accusations at her workplace, she has no choice but to go into battle to protect her new life. As her young daughter Joe pressures her to talk about her origins and past, Semret is forced to look into her own dark history.

The Ants and the Grasshopper International Films The Ants and the Grasshopper United States, Great Britain, Malawi, 2021, 74 min Director: Raj Patel, Zak Piper Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Producers: Raj Patel, Zak Piper, Rachel Wexler, Peter Mazunda Executive Producers: Julie Goldman, Gordon Quinn, Cynthia Kane, Steve James Production: Festivals: Sheffield DocFest, Berlin Human Rights Film Festival, Mountain Film (Winner – Moving Mountain Award), Wild & Scenic (Jury Award), Middlebury (Winner) Screenings: Fri. 2.12 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Tickets Anita Chitaya, a social activist from Malawi East Africa, is fighting to achieve gender equality in her country and to find solutions to the harms of the climate crisis. To promote the change, she travels to the United States in an effort to convince farmers that the climate crisis is real, and that its consequences are destructive. Anita's journey from Malawi to California and from there to the White House brings her up close and personal with the gaps and controversies of the United States – from the gap between the big cities and the peripheral towns to the divisions between race, class and gender. Her insights into the global reality allow the film to weave together the climate crisis, gender and racial inequality, the gaps between the rich and the poor, and the struggles of organizations and groups from around the world to save the planet. 2.12.22 | Screening and Coversation with 'Mazon' Group