SCHEDULE - 11/11/2012

Other Israel Blood Drive

The New York Blood Center needs close to 2,000 people a day to roll up their sleeves and give the gift of life. 

Please donate blood at The JCC during the Other Israel Film Festival.  
 The blood drive is a part of the Blood Relations project, which seeks to provide a catalyst for dialogue by demonstrating peoples' shared humanity through the common bond of blood. It is based around a simple, yet confronting question: Could you hurt someone who had your blood running through their veins?  

You do not need to have tickets to a film to participate in the blood drive. 

12:30 pm @ The JCC in Manhattan

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One Day After Peace
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Average Rating: 2.5 | Votes: 4

One Day After Peace

NYC PREMIERE, Israel, 2012, 86 minutes

Director:
Erez Laufer & Miri Laufer

Tags:
Women, Documentary, Family, Palestinian Territories, Human Rights

Robi Damelin, a bereaved Israeli mother, tries to contact her son’s killer, a Palestinian serving in an Israeli prison. When he refuses, Robi decides to return to South Africa to see how the country where she was born embarked on achieving forgiveness and reconciliation after decades of confl ict.

PRESENTED AS PART OF OTHER ISRAEL PEACE AND RECONCILIATION PROGRAM

Co-presented by: Partners for Progressive Israel, The Parents Circle and the Center for International Conflict Resolution

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1:00 pm @ The JCC in Manhattan

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Freeflow
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Average Rating: 2.0 | Votes: 5

Freeflow

US PREMIERE, Israel, 2011, 60 minutes

Director:
Ramy A. Katz

Tags:
Documentary, Family

The story of a mother of six in a provincial town, fighting to keep her family together with sheer courage and wisdom. Her eldest son, dropped out of school and has created an alternative reality for himself in which he is a daredevil putting his energy into the physical sport of Parkour.

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3:00 pm @ Cinema Village

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In Between: One Man Show by Ibrahim Miari

In Between: One Man Show by Ibrahim Miari

In Between portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. Ibrahim Miari recalls his childhood in Acco, and of the struggle to shape and understand his multifaceted
identity.

3:00 pm @ The JCC in Manhattan

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Another Look 2012

Join Other Israel and The Taub Center for Israel Studies at NYU in special presentation of two festival favorites: 

3pm AMEER GOT HIS GUN followed by a conversation with filmmaker Naomi Levari, media personality Lucy Aharish, and Reuven Gal, former Head of National-Civic Service Administration. 
5pm UNIDENTIFIED followed by a conversation with protagonist Lucy Aharish

Free & Open to the public

3:00 pm @ NYU King Juan Carlos Center

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Ameer Got His Gun
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Average Rating: 3.0 | Votes: 5

Ameer Got His Gun

NY PREMIERE, Israel, 2011, 58 minutes

Director:
Naomi Levari

Tags:
Documentary, Family

Ameer is a Muslim Arab about to enlist in to the Israeli army. He believes this is a path towards equality and belonging in the Jewish state. On his journey, he carefully navigates the thin line between Jewish and Arab societies in Israel.
Co-presented by: Givat Haviva, Ameinu, and NIF New Generations

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3:00 pm @ NYU King Juan Carlos Center

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Present Perspectives
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Average Rating: 2.5 | Votes: 3

Present Perspectives

NY PREMIERE, Israel, , 52 minutes

Director:
Various Directors

Tags:
Women, Documentary, Medical, Children

AN OASIS ON THE HILL
Gal Kohen / 12 min
Two friends, an Arab and a Jew from Neve Shalom Village (Oasis of Peace), reach the pivotal age of 18.
JERUSALEM ER
Hilla Medalia / 17 min
The experiences of Arab and Jewish doctors in Jerusalem’s Hadasah hospital.
JERUSALEM MOMENTS
Daniel Gal / 23 min
The new train in Jerusalem and its diverse passengers - Jews, Arabs, religious, and secular.
Co-presented by: Hashomer Hatzair

4:45 pm @ Cinema Village

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Testimony (EDUT)
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Average Rating: 2.5 | Votes: 4

Testimony (EDUT)

US PREMIERE, Israel/France, 2011, 80 minutes

Director:
Shlomi Elkabetz

Tags:
Palestinian Territories, Human Rights

Official Selection - 68th Venice International Film Festival

With visual brilliance, testimonies of soldiers, officers and Palestinians are presented by some of Israel’s top actors. A dozen unspoken stories from the lives of Palestinians and Israelis make up an Israeli collective conscience, presenting both sides of the same narrative. 


PRESENTED AS PART OF OTHER ISRAEL PEACE AND RECONCILIATION PROGRAM


Co-presented by B'Tselem USA

5:00 pm @ The JCC in Manhattan

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Unidentified
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Average Rating: 3.5 | Votes: 5

Unidentified

US PREMIERE, Israel, 2012, 48 minutes

Director:
Emmanuel Rosen & Tali Rosen

Tags:
Women, Documentary, Family

The stories of talented young Muslim Israeli women stuck between two cultures, unable to belong to the community and tradition in which they were raised, nor to Israeli Jewish society. These vibrant women grapple with love, work, and the dilemmas of the modern world.

5:00 pm @ NYU King Juan Carlos Center

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Ameer Got His Gun
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Average Rating: 3.0 | Votes: 5

Ameer Got His Gun

NY PREMIERE, Israel, 2011, 58 minutes

Director:
Naomi Levari

Tags:
Documentary, Family

Ameer is a Muslim Arab about to enlist in to the Israeli army. He believes this is a path towards equality and belonging in the Jewish state. On his journey, he carefully navigates the thin line between Jewish and Arab societies in Israel.
Co-presented by: Givat Haviva, Ameinu, and NIF New Generations

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6:30 pm @ Cinema Village

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Other Voices of Conscience: Challenging the Status Quo in Israel Today

“A real democracy is not universal suffrage. Unless there is an ongoing dialogue between the governors and the governed, unless the governed can make their opinions and desires understood, and unless one has accountability on the part of the governing body, there is no true democracy.” -Alice Shalvi, Israeli feminist and activist. Join a dynamic discussion moderated by J.J. Goldberg (Editor-at-large, The Forward), with Rabbi Jill Jacob (Rabbis for Human Rights, NA), Ali Haider (Sikkuy), and Yael Berda (author, human rights lawyer, doctoral candidate at Princeton University), to address the challenges facing Israeli society and Israeli democracy today. Engage in a lively conversation with the panelists about the limits of a Jewish democracy, issues of separation and segregation in Israel, the growing tensions between Jewish and Arab Israelis, and the ever-changing Israel-Diaspora relationship. Light dinner will be served.

7:30 pm @ The JCC in Manhattan

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