Zion in the Looking Glass: Israeli Film Festival at RHCC

There is an excellent mini Israeli film festival running at the Rabbi Cyrill Harris Community Centre, screening titles that are unlikely to be seen in cinemas in South Africa. Most of the films being screened have picked up major awards at festivals around the world. Films are in Hebrew/ Russian/French/ Arabic with English subtitles.

The festival began on Wednesday November 22nd and will run for a week.

Immanuel Suttner will be introducing each film, and facilitating a discussion afterwards.

PROGRAMME (subject to changes)

Sat night Nov 25 - Stones (Avanim) - 20:30 Sun afternoon Nov 26 - Stones - 15:00 Mon night Nov 27 - Live and Become -19:30 Tues afternoon Nov 28 - The Band (HaLehaka) - 14:30 Tues night Nov 28 - Oriental, plus selection of short films by Israeli filmakers - 19:30 Wed afternoon Nov 29 - Oriental, plus selection of short films by Israeli filmakers - 14:30 Wed night Nov 29 - Ushpizin - 19:30 Thurs afternoon Nov 30 - Ushpizin - 14:30 Thurs night Nov 30 - Live and Become - 19:30

I think the pick of the bunch is 'Live and Become'.

Live and Become Director: Radu Mihaileanu Country: Israel France Language: Hebrew & Amharit & French w/ English subtitles Running Time: 140 min Year: 2005 The epic story of an Ethiopian boy who is airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel in 1984 during Operation Moses. Shlomo is plagued by two big secrets: He is neither a Jew nor an orphan, just an African boy who survived and wants, somehow, to fulfill his Ethiopian mother’s parting request that he “go, live, and become.” Buoyed by a profound and unfaltering motherly love – both in his memory, in the arms of his adoptive mother and eventually of his ashkenazi wife – he ultimately finds an identity and a happiness all his own. Awards - Audience Award, European Cinema Award and Ecumenical Award Berlin Film Festival 2005 - Golden Swan (Best Film) and Best Screenplay Copenhagen International Film Festival 2005 - Most Popular Film, Vancouver Film festival, Three awards from Israeli Film Academy

COST: R50 including refreshments. Pensioners and Students get in for just R30.
VENUE : Clive M Beck Auditorium, Rabbi Cyril Harris Community Centre (RCHCC) - cnr Glenhove Rd & 4th Street Houghton East of the M1
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