DISENGAGED FROM REALITY
This eye-opening documentary shines a light on the recent year’s political controversies from the often-overlooked perspectives of Israel’s Arab community. Israeli-Arabs bear all the same hardships as Israel’s Jewish population, but still live within a disengaged mentality. Bittersweet and hopeful dialogues provide an opportunity to comment on how Israeli-Arabs view their posit in Israeli society; helping to bridge the gap left by media sensationalism, illustrating how much of the ‘Arab Condition’ is due to a “victimizing occupation,” and how much is simply due to an “occupied” mentality. This film is not about the differences between Arabs and Jews, but about how democracy shapes a people living in an unsettled land, trying to walk the line between a national heritage and a cultural one.
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WELCOME HOME
This incredible story is about a worldwide program that sends thousands of Jews between the ages of 18-26 to Israel, at virtually no cost. Money Initiated by philanthropists Charles R. Bronfman and Michael H. Steinhardt, birthright Israel is the most extensive philanthropic Jewish outreach program ever to target Jewish young adults. Its mission is to present lifelong Jewish values to Jewish young adults worldwide through a first educational peer-group trip to Israel. About 100,000 Jewish kids have participated in the program which changed their lives forever. This film takes a close look at the adventures, the kids and the ones that inspire them all. This amazing free trip has helped Jewish youths connect to their roots, their culture but most importantly welcomed its children home.
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MY HAPPY ENDING
on the eve of departure to his city of dreams, filmmaker Ronnie Stein (Sean McCoy) and his girlfriend Jen Silverman (Adi Tamam) spend the night reflecting on the times they’ve had and the time they have left. Neither of the two is willing to admit that the moment they have avoided for five years has finally arrived. Still in their hearts they deny the inevitable with the hope that their love will keep them together. As their last moments dwindle down the drain Ronnie and Jen share a mutual desire for a unified happy ending |