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Solidarity Film Festival Timetable Screening Schedule 10.12 Sat 9.12 Fri 8.12 Thur 7.12 Wed 6.12 Tue 5.12 Mon 4.12 Sun 3.12 Sat 2.12 Fri 1.12 Thur Cinematheque 1 Cinematheque 2 Cinematheque 4 11:30 Europe International Feature Competition Information Tickets 13:45 Sansón and Me International Documentary Competition Information Tickets 15:45 Last Flight Home International Documentary Competition Information Tickets 18:00 Erasmus in Gaza | Opening remarks: Andrea Pontiroli, Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to Israel International Films Information Tickets 21:00 Our Bodies are Your Battlefields International Films Information Tickets 10:00 The Killing Of A Journalist International Films Information Tickets 12:15 Lyra International Documentary Competition Information Tickets 14:15 Ithaka International Films Information Tickets 16:30 Spanton vs The French Police International Films Information Tickets 18:15 Working Class Heroes International Feature Competition Information Tickets 20:15 a Tribut to Judd Neeman: Four Occupation Shorts | Event in Memory of Judd Neeman, with Filmmakers Against The Occupation Forum Screening and Event Information Tickets 11:30 Convenience Store | Screening and Conversation with 'Kav Laoved' Organization International Feature Competition Information Tickets 14:15 Paris in Harlem International Feature Competition Information Tickets 17:00 Band | Screening and Conversation about Music and Women Rights International Films Information Tickets 20:00 Expecting a Revolution | Screening and Event Israeli Films: Community Cinema Information Tickets

Lyra 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

This Is National Wake International Films This Is National Wake United States, 2022, 66 min Director: Mirissa Neff Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Producers: Mirissa Neff, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro Production: Festivals: Sheffield DocFest, Dokufest, Doc'n Roll, Trinidad+Tobago, Portland, Accessible, Wake Forest Screenings: Wed. 7.12 | 16:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Sat. 3.12 | 13:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets "National Wake" was a wild and boundless punk rock band that came up precisely in the heart of the fascist apartheid regime of the 1970’s in South Africa. In the reality of racial segregation by law between blacks and whites, a young Jew teamed up with two black brothers to form a band whose very existence, not to mention the songs and playing ability of its members, broke quite a few laws. The story of the band, which was documented during its years of activity in amazing old videos on film taken by the band members themselves, reveals the ability of music to reflect a historical moment while simultaneously offering a subversive utopian alternative. The legacy of South Africa's violent regime also includes the musical rebellion that managed to crack it.

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חזרה לדף הקודם Student Films Competition Cluster 1 Fri. 2.12 | 10:00 | Cinematheque 2 Blind Spot Student Films: Features Maya Louzon; Israel, 2022, 15:20 min A female commander struggles with her position of power. Tickets for Cluster 1 1/0 Jordan Student Films: Features Shira Daniel Hellwing; Israel, 2021, 18 min During a visit in the refugees' preschool where she volunteers, Aria finds out one of the kids wasn't picked up. She decides to take him to her house. There she must deal the consequences of her actions. Tickets for Cluster 1 1/0 Fallen Student Films: Features Chen Rachum; Israel, 2022, 16:43 min Rona is sexually assaulted by her boyfriend. Shortly after, the worst news of all is announced. Tickets for Cluster 1 1/0 Between Her Student Films: Features Bar Cohen; Israel, 2022, 29:55 min Aya is a trans girl who is frustrated by her love life and experiences with men. An accidental encounter with a man from her distant past causes her to reconnect with her identity. Tickets for Cluster 1 1/1 Your'e OK. Student Films: Features Sachar Agranat & Rachel Zilberberg; Israel, 2022, 5:55 min when returning fron a fun night out with her best friend, Tamar is brutally attacked. from this moment she finda herself in a traumatic loop that she tries to break. Tickets for Cluster 1 1/0 Scene no. 4 Student Films: Features David Noy; Israel, 2022, 10 min A conflict between the director, the Jewish actor and the Arabic one. Tickets for Cluster 1 1/0 סטודנטים2 Cluster 2 Fri. 2.12 | 14:30 | Cinematheque 2 The Twinkling Light Student Films: Documentary Reem bisan, Rania Rabah, Shadia Bebar & Dalal Kesrawy; Israel, 2022, 10 min The documentary ‘twinkling light’ describes the way Ganem's family deals with the needs of Sinal, the daughter with Down Syndrome. Tickets for Cluster 2 Arak Cigarettes and Demons Student Films: Documentary Eliav kikus; Israel, 2021, 6:40 min This film tells about my father's post-war trauma due to the First Lebanon War and alongside this a personal crisis in my life when my parents divorced and how the divorce led me to regard life as a war. Tickets for Cluster 2 Silent One Student Films: Feature Naama Shmueli; Israel, 2022, 15:30 min Arriving at a silence retreat in the Jerusalem hills, Maayan could not have imagined who she would encouter there, and the sort of wound from her past she would have to confront. As the silence around her becomes deafening, she must now find a way to stare at the pain straight in the eye. Tickets for Cluster 2 Ohad's Room Student Films: Documentary Naama Remer; Israel, 2022, 26:43 min Ohad’s room remains almost as it was. Seventeen years that no one lives there. And yet, it feels so very present. Not much I know about my older brother. Who was he? And why is he gone? Maybe it was easier if I didn’t know. So I opened the door and I was looking for answers. Tickets for Cluster 2 Her Gaze Student Films: Feature Alma Zalait; Israel, 2022, 11 min Michaela can sense that her male roomate is watching her as she sleeps. She wakes up frightened and shaken. Hoping to gain a sense of stability, she conacts her ex. Tickets for Cluster 2 Sentence (Mishpat) Student Films: Feature Or Getz; Israel, 2022, 19 min On the day of Or’s sixth-grade graduation, his mother Anat learns he won’t speak at the ceremony because of his stutter. Anat feels this is a huge mistake and makes no compromises to ensure he goes on stage. Or fearfully takes the stage with hope of bringing pride to his mother — will he succeed? Will he fail? Tickets for Cluster 2

Despite the small number of Israeli (and international) films that deal with the ethical and human questions of the occupation in the West Bank, narrative and documentary films about human stories that take place beyond the green line, in Gaza and in East Jerusalem continue to be at the center of the festival program. חזרה לדף הקודם Occupation & Apartheid Despite the small number of Israeli (and international) films that deal with the ethical and human questions of the occupation in the West Bank, narrative and documentary films about human stories that take place beyond the green line, in Gaza and in East Jerusalem continue to be at the center of the festival program. To mark Solidarity Festival's 10th anniversary, we will showcase local and international films that, despite everything, dared to face questions of oppression and apartheid, rebellion and defiance, reconciliation and recovery.

Last Flight Home 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

Kashmir: Journey to Freedom 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

ART/Violence Udi Aloni's Tribute ART/Violence Israel, 2013, 75 min Director: Udi Aloni, Batoul Taleb, Mariam Abu Khaled Language & Subtitles: English, Arabic, Hebrew; subtitles in Hebrew and English A film by: Batoul Taleb, Mariam Abu-Khaled & Udi Aloni Editor and Co-director: Adi Golan – Bikhnafo Cinematographer: Amnon Zlait Executive Producers: Andrew Karsch, Benny Korman & Alex Halpern Producers: Udi Aloni, Batoul Taleb, Tamer Nafar & Aviva Zimmerman Music: DAM (Tamer Nafar, Suhell Nafar & Mahmoud Jreri) & Shadia Mansour Associate Editor: Anmar Faour Assistant Camera: Eilon Kotler Animator: Eilona Givon Also Featuring: Milay Mer, Saleh Bakri, Amer Hlehel & Adi Khalifa Production: Festivals: Cinema Fairbindet Prize – Berlinale 2013 Prize of Juliano – Cinema South Festival, Israel 2013 “Open Eyes Award” – MedFilm Festival, Rome 2013 Screenings: Tue. 6.12 | 20:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Tickets On April 4, 2011, militant artist Juliano Mer-Khamis was assassinated in front of the Freedom Theatre which he founded in the Jenin Refugee Camp. Art/Violence follows two of his students from Jenin as they redefine their identity as artists and women after his death. Facing military occupation and societal oppression, they surround themselves with a group of young and radical Palestinian artists armed with fidelity to art, sisterhood and Palestine. Screening and Conversation with Udi Aloni, Rami Younes and Tamer Nafar who would also Perform

Radical Grace: a Tribute to Udi Aloni | Solidarity 2022 Tribute to Udi Aloni's Documentary Films edited by Slavoj Žižek Radical Grace "Aloni's secular theology is definitely one of the most fascinating innovations of our time." -Slavoj Žižek Tribute's Films & Events Amal Murkus & Firas Zreik Live a Tribute to Udi Aloni Opening Night: 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 Information Tickets Local Angel Moved by the destruction on Sept. 11 Aloni returned to Israel/ Palestine to grapple with the concepts of sacrifice and the sacred embedded in the history of a much more ancient edifice - the Temple Mount. The heart of the film is Udi's effort to understand the theological-political background he inherited from his mother, Shulamit Aloni. After the Screening there will be a Conversation with PM Aida Touma-Suleiman and Dr. Ayelet Maoz Information Tickets ART/Violence Art/Violence follows two of his students from Jenin as they redefine their identity as artists and women after his death. Facing military occupation and societal oppression, they surround themselves with a group of young and radical Palestinian artists armed with fidelity to art, sisterhood and Palestine. After the Screening there will be a Conversation with Udi Aloni, Rami Younes and Tamer Nafar who would also Perform Information Tickets WHY IS WE AMERICANS? 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. Israeli Premiere. After the Screening there will be a Q&A with the philosopher Slavoj Žižek via Zoom. Information Tickets Kashmir: Journey to Freedom 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 Information Tickets Amal's Photo Credit: Ilan Besor Firas's Photo Credit: Angie Assal

חזרה לדף הקודם Sport & Human Rights Often the biggest drama in football happens neither on the pitch nor during the ninety minutes of the game itself. The films of this year's festival deal with the power of the most beloved game in the world, and the power of sports in general, and of athletes, to bring about social and personal change. Soccer teams from distant countries, record-breaking runners, and fearless fans – all harness the sparkling hope of sports for a better and more just future.

My Brother 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