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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

חזרה לדף הקודם Young Creators Competition Wed. 7.12 | 10:00 | Cinematheque 4 2Me *More Information will be added Soon* The Heart's Outcry *More Information will be added Soon* Keep on Going *More Information will be added Soon* Handicapped in a Gold Cage *More Information will be added Soon* Glory Box *More Information will be added Soon* Kfar Idud *More Information will be added Soon* Behind the Scenes *More Information will be added Soon* #dodged *More Information will be added Soon*

Melting Dreams International Films Melting Dreams Slovenia, Australia, Finland, 2022, 84 min Director: Haidy Kancler Language & Subtitles: English, Arabic; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producers: Sabine Gruber, Bostjan Virc Production: Festivals: Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Doc Edge Festival, Biografilm Festival Screenings: Fri. 2.12 | 21:30 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Fri. 9.12 | 14:30 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets Three Afghan girls dream of becoming professional skiers and representing their country in the Olympic Games. They are convinced that in Europe they will be able to train and fulfill their dreams, but even after they arrive on the continent, they face prejudices and deep cultural gaps. Training in Europe disillusions them from their dream, and they even consider illegally escaping to Germany. Their skiing dreams and with them the idealization of the West slowly fade away, leading the three girls to unexpected places. The film brings the story of the struggle of the Afghan women from a unique perspective, and presents a human drama that begins with a simple and innocent dream and ends with an emotional and unpredicted roller coaster.

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 17:00 No Place for You in Our Town International Films Information Tickets 19:00 A Safe Place | Premiere Israeli Films Information Tickets 21:00 Klondike International Feature Competition Information Tickets 17:45 The Wind Blows The Border | Screening and Conversation with ׳Standing Together' Movement International Films Information Tickets 20:15 Kashmir: Journey to Freedom | After the Screening there will be a Zoom Conversation with Udi Aloni, Hillel Cohen and Altaf Khan, one of the film's protagonists Radical Grace: a Tribute to Udi Aloni Information Tickets

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 17:30 Salute International Films Information Tickets 16:00 This Is National Wake International Films Information Tickets 18:00 Local Angel | Screening and Conversation with PM Aida Touma-Suleiman and Dr. Ayelet Maoz Radical Grace: a Tribute to Udi Aloni Information Tickets 20:30 East Jerusalem, West Jerusalem | Screening and Meeting with David Broza Israeli Films Information Tickets 10:00 Young Filmmakers Competition Screening and Event Information

Paris in Harlem International Films Paris in Harlem United States, 2022, 111 min Director: Christina Kallas Language & Subtitles: English; subtitles in Hebrew Writer: Christina Kallas Producers: Christina Kallas, Josh Mandel Cast: Vandit Bhatt, Leon Addison Brown, Ellie Foumbi, Laura Pruden, Souleymane Sy Savane Production: Festivals: Slamdance, Cinequest, Munich Screenings: Thur. 1.12 | 22:15 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets Sat. 10.12 | 14:15 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets In 1926, New York City banned dancing in restaurants and bars, as part of an attempt to regulate and restrict black life. Now, just before this antiquated law is repealed, a series of characters from all parts of American society, from an academic lecturer to two outlaws, find themselves inside a bar in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, and discover how a single gunshot will forever change their lives. In the film by director Christina Callas, the story of Harlem is sometimes depicted as a surprising and rhythmic jazz song, centered on a musical, human and political drama: a straight line connects the racist law of 1926 and the tensions, violence and racism that exist in New York today.

Erasmus in Gaza 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

No Place for You in Our Town International Films No Place for You in Our Town Bulgaria, 2022, 81 min Director: Nikolay Stefanov Language & Subtitles: Bulgarian; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producer: Ralitsa Golemanova Production: Festivals: CPH:DOX, Visions du Réel, Movies that Matter, Dok.fest Munich, Doc Cevennes, Krakow Film Festival, Sheffield DocFest, Sarajevo, Sofia Documental, Astra Screenings: Mon. 5.12 | 17:00 | Cinematheque 1 Tickets Fri. 9.12 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 2 Tickets A documentary that follows different moments in the lives of three hooligan football fans, who will do anything to support their team in the mining town of Pernik, located far from the center - on the outskirts of Bulgaria, at the outskirts of Europe. A violent and racist fan, the leader of the group of rough diehard fans, and the only woman in the group – all experience exciting and hair-raising moments together on the bleachers. The film documents their candid confessions, and the decline of a city that was one of the most prosperous industrial centers in Bulgaria in those distant days of the twentieth century. Economic forces, social struggles, and ideological currents – all sweep the lives of the film's protagonists in the stormy bleachers. 9.12.22 | Screening and Conversation

The Wind Blows The Border 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

Band International Films Band Iceland, 2022, 88 min Director: Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir Language & Subtitles: Icelandic; subtitles in Hebrew and English Producers: Þórdur Bragi Jónsson, Heather Millard Production: Festivals: Hot Docs, Chicago, Haugesund, Gimli Screenings: Sat. 10.12 | 17:00 | Cinematheque 4 Tickets Tickets The band at the center of this docu-fiction film is a young female group in search of elusive success. The members of the band do not go on concert tours in large stadiums, and are forced to perform in front of a limited audience in a small club. A moment before turning forty, after divorces and separations, they decide to set themselves an ultimatum: become stars within a year, or disband the band and retire from the world of music. In the field of pop, ageism towards women is a universal issue. The film follows the attempts of the three members of the failed Icelandic band to fill concert halls, and to find their own formula for combining art, femininity and career. Between failure and failure, the members of the band get into funny, strange and ridiculous situations, and learn a thing or two about music, self-love and life. 10.12.22 | Screening and Conversation about Music and Women Rights