ISRAEL: CINEMATIC VISIONS
April - June 2009 FLORIDA-ISRAEL INSTITUTE
ISRAELI FILM SERIES
Celebrating the centennial of Tel Aviv and Israeli culture
Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at the FAU Boca Campus,
Performing Arts 101
Subscriptions available for $10 (all 3 film events, starting April 2009). Single tickets at the door are sold for $5. All proceeds support the Florida-Israel Institute Israeli film events. Checks to the order of “Broward College Foundation” are tax deductible. Checks may be mailed to Dr. Daniel Rieger, FII, Office 56-209, Broward College, 1000 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek, FL. 33066.
All films are in Hebrew with English subtitles. Each event features a pre-film lecture and a post-film moderated discussion.
Sunday, April 26, 2009: Etz O Palestine (A Film by Nathan Axelrod, Yoel Zilberg, Uri Zohar, 1962, 80 Minutes). Speaker: Prof. Nava Dushi, Lynn University
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In celebration of Israel's Independence day (April 29), FII screens the nostalgic documentary Etz O Palestine. Based upon newsreels, this film narrates the historical background and story of the constitution and declaration of the state of Israel. This is a chapter not many remember or even know about today. Reflecting the spirit of innocence in the days before the Six Day War, this film documents the building of the Jewish Yishuv in Palestine, the inauguration of the new port in Tel Aviv, a Tel Aviv soccer match, and more. Forty-six years since it was first screened in August 1962, the freshness of the film still remains.
Sunday, May 3, 2009: Jerusalem Right - Tel Aviv Left (Directed by Alon Sharvit, 2006, 89 minutes). Speaker: Prof. Nava Dushi, Lynn University
Alon Sharvit's family, except for himself, became religious years ago. Sharvit explores the process of becoming religious or secular, focusing on the bond between the ultra-orthodox and the secular members of the family. Through the life stories of three protagonists, the journey between the sacred and the secular is described in three parts: first the tearing asunder, then thelonging for belonging and finally thereturning home. After years of searching and struggling the reconciliation takes place.
Sunday, June 14, 2009: TBA.
Academic Advisor: Dr. Miri Talmon-Bohm Curator: Nava Dushi
The Series is sponsored by the Florida-Israel Institute. For information call Dr. Daniel Rieger (954-201-2857) or e-mail to or watch “Upcoming Events” at the Florida-Israel Institute web site www.floridaisrael.org.
Driving Directions: From I-95 take Glades Road exit, heading east. Continue for one mile, turn left at the light (FAU Entrance, NW 10th Ave), make first right at Indian River Street, follow the signs to the Schmidt Arts and Letters Theatres and Galleries. Take the third left turn at Palm Beach Avenue and then left into Parking Lots #25 and #23. Auditorium PA 101 is at the Performing Arts Building located next to the University Theater.