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Discussions, performances, conversations, and films exploring human mobility and immigration in the 21st century
As American borders close down, the daughter of Iranian exiles works as a dream catcher for the Census Bureau. What at first seems a whimsical mission is revealed as a plot to control the populace. Land of Dreams offers an intriguing exploration of identity, immigration, and freedom.
In the late 1970s, a group of extraordinary people and musicians, including The Clash, the Tom Robinson Band, and Joy Division, stood together against the rise of nationalism, racism, and hatred in Britain. This remarkable and historical moment is told through a wealth of archival footage, music, and interviews.
Following the screening, conversation (in Heb.) with filmmaker Roni Aboulafia and journalist Danna Harman on how, against all odds, they rescued a group of women from the Taliban. Moderator: Dr. Shai Tagner
A young European doctor’s voyage to the heart of the Atlantic is cut short when she encounters a boat overloaded with refugees. Styx is a unique, engrossing, refreshing, and effective film that takes a tough, yet not didactic, position on the West’s attitude toward the issue of refugees.
Following the screening, recorded conversation with Pulitzer Prize laureate Jose Antonio Vargas. Moderator: Netta Ahituv, Haaretz
From an early age, Pulitzer prize laureate Jose Antonio Vargas has known that he was undocumented. He perceives himself as American, but in the eyes of the law, he is an illegal foreigner. This civic and personal journey explores the tension between borders and sovereignty and identity and belonging.
Prior to the screening panel discussion (in Heb.) with Dr. Shai Tagner, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Prof. Galia Zabar, Tel Aviv University, and Prof. Efrat Ben Zeev Ruppin Academic Center (30 min.)
Four asylum seekers are sent to a small Scottish island to await their cases. The passing time fuels their growing anxiety. Though the premise is dramatic, Limbo is "witty, poignant, marvellously composed and shot, moving and even weirdly gripping" (The Guardian).
Prior to the screening, panel discussion (in Heb.) with: Ruta Brahana, asylum seeker and activist, Ayala Shani, director of early childhood Mesila (30 min.)
The movie follows a daycare center for the children of refugees in south Tel Aviv through the eyes of Lula, a captivating Eritrean girl and her teacher Blessing. The director is pulled into the complex reality of refugees in Israel.
Esteemed street artist JR turns the camera on his work as he builds some of his most monumental projects that are an inspiring demonstration of the artist's ability to demolish borders and grant a new, thought-provoking look at reality. The result is an exciting documentary that will capture your imagination.
