Other Screenings
In the presence of the filmmakers and the Peres family
In the presence of the filmmakers and the Peres family
Nine months before his passing in 2016, Shimon Peres conducted a series of interviews with filmmaker Richard Trank. From his childhood in Belarus and youth in Palestine, Peres discussed his role in Israel's military, parliament, election as Prime Minister in 1984, the Peres Center for Peace, and political return in 2001. Gracefully narrated by George Clooney, the film features interviews by Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Tony Blair, and Barbara Streisand.