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Jerusalem International Writers Festival 2025 at the Jerusalem Cinematehque

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Jerusalem International Writers Festival 2025 at the Jerusalem Cinematehque

The guests of the Jerusalem International Writers Festival introduce their film selections 

Monday 19.05.25 19.05.25
18:00
 18:00
Cinematheque 2
Cinematheque 2
 2025-05-19 18:00:00 2025-05-19 21:00:00 Asia/Jerusalem Writers on Film: Radka Denemarková <p>Opening remarks by writer Radka Denemarková</p><p>Czech author, playwright, translator and screenwriter Radka Denemarková is regarded as one of the most prominent voices in contemporary Czech literature. Her novel <em>Money from Hitler</em> (Persimmon Books, 2024, translated by Pe’er Friedmann) tells the story of Gita Lauschmanova, a Jewish woman who returns to her hometown after surviving the concentration camps, only to discover that her family’s property was seized by the townspeople during the war. Rather than acknowledging the injustice, the villagers turn their backs on her, treating her as an unwelcome outsider. As the novel unfolds, Gita confronts the personal and collective trauma of the Holocaust and the moral indifference surrounding her, and struggles to reclaim both her dignity and her family’s property.</p> Cinematheque Jerusalem Cinematheque

Writers on Film: Radka Denemarková

Opening remarks by writer Radka Denemarková. Czech author, playwright, translator and screenwriter Radka Denemarková is regarded as one of the most prominent voices in contemporary Czech literature.

Green Border

Dir.: Agnieszka Holland
| 152 minutes

A family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard all meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus.
Tuesday 20.05.25 20.05.25
18:00
 18:00
Cinematheque 2
Cinematheque 2
 2025-05-20 18:00:00 2025-05-20 21:00:00 Asia/Jerusalem Writers on Film: Ariana Harwicz <p>Opening remarks by writer Ariana Harwicz</p><p>The radical writing of Ariana Harwicz is known for its violence, erotic intensity, and searing social critique. Her work has been translated into more than 15 languages, including English, German, Arabic, and Turkish, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. Recently, director Martin Scorsese acquired the rights to her novel <em>Die, My Love</em> (published in Hebrew by Zikit in 2015, translated by Michal Shalev), with plans to produce a film adaptation directed by Lynne Ramsay (<em>We Need to Talk About Kevin</em>) and starring Jennifer Lawrence.</p><p>Harwicz’s second novel translated into Hebrew, Feebleminded (Nine Lives, 2021, also translated by Michal Shalev), is a bold and thought-provoking work that explores desire, mental illness, and identity. At its center is a woman grappling with alienation, loneliness and longing, while facing the judgment of a society that measures her by irrelevant moral and medical standards</p> Cinematheque Jerusalem Cinematheque

Writers on Film: Ariana Harwicz

Opening remarks by writer Ariana Harwicz, whose radical writing is known for its violence, erotic intensity, and searing social critique. Her work has been translated into more than 15 languages, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker award

13 Tzameti

Dir.: Gela Babluani
| 90 minutes

While renovating his neighbor's roof, Georgian immigrant Sebastian overhears a get-rich-quick scheme. After the neighbor's sudden death, he discovers a letter leading him on a dangerous treasure hunt. Gela Babluani's stylish black-and-white debut is a captivating thriller with a slow, suspenseful plot reveal.
Wednesday 21.05.25 21.05.25
18:00
 18:00
Cinematheque 2
Cinematheque 2
 2025-05-21 18:00:00 2025-05-21 21:00:00 Asia/Jerusalem Writers on Film: Gábor T. Szántó <p>Opening remarks by writer Gábor T. Szántó</p><p>Gábor T. Szántó is a Hungarian-Jewish author and the editor-in-chief of Jewish culture and politics magazine Szombat. His short story Homecoming, 1945 (published recently in his book 1945 and Other Stories) was the basis for director Ferenc Török’s acclaimed film 1945, which won awards at multiple international festivals, including the Jerusalem Film Festival.</p> Cinematheque Jerusalem Cinematheque

Writers on Film: Gábor T. Szántó

Opening remarks by writer Gábor T. Szántó, a Hungarian-Jewish author and the editor-in-chief of Jewish culture and politics magazine Szombat. His short story Homecoming, 1945 was the basis for Ferenc Török’s acclaimed film 1945

1945

Dir.: Ferenc Török
| 91 minutes

A Hungarian village in August 1945. The festive ambiance of the clerk’s daughter’s wedding is tainted when two Orthodox Jews arrive carrying a mysterious trunk. Have they come to claim their lawful inheritance? A touching and powerful film. 
Thursday 22.05.25 22.05.25
20:30
 20:30
Cinematheque 2
Cinematheque 2
 2025-05-22 20:30:00 2025-05-22 23:30:00 Asia/Jerusalem Writers on Film: Shalom Auslander <p>Opening remarks by writer Shalom Auslander</p><p>Shalom Auslander grew up in the Orthodox Jewish community of Monsey, New York – the son of an alcoholic father, a guilt-ridden mother, and a wrathful and controlling God. For years, he believed he had escaped all that, but as middle age approached, he realized there was one thing he couldn’t outrun: a story. More precisely, <em>the</em> story – the ancient narrative etched into him since childhood, in which we are sinners, damaged, and shameful. This story, Auslander argues, continues to be told by both the religious and the secular.</p><p>His latest book, <em>Feh: A Memoir </em>(Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, 2024, translated by Erez Asherov), is a caustic, darkly funny, and artistically nuanced satire that offers a fresh look at identity, religion, heritage and guilt.</p><p> </p><div> </div> Cinematheque Jerusalem Cinematheque

Writers on Film: Shalom Auslander

Opening remarks by writer Shalom Auslander, whose latest book, Feh: A Memoir, is a caustic, darkly funny, and artistically nuanced satire that offers a fresh look at identity, religion, heritage and guilt.

Blazing Saddles

Dir.: Mel Brooks
| 93 minutes

Mel Brooks' third film describes what really happened in the Wild West. The pair of heroes are an African-American sheriff and an alcoholic gunslinger who set the order in the West, until the last scene of the film (as anarchistic as they get) - the crazy chase across the sets of the Warner Bros.studios in Hollywood.