After October 7, Israeli women were recruited for active combat for the first time since 1948. According to Israel’s Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Defense, 5,000 women combat soldiers have undergone mental health treatment. The film shares the experiences, memories, and post-traumatic stress of women warriors who fought in Gaza and Lebanon.

Screening will be followed by a Q+A with director Nurit Kedar, moderated by Tamara Gayer (Standing Together NYC, Israelis For Peace NYC). 

Amid the escalating conflict, two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee “Combatants for Peace,” a group of former enemy combatants, Israeli and Palestinian, works together to find common ground and shape a more hopeful future. This film asserts an alternative to war and that another path is possible for humanity.

Screening will be followed by a Q+A with director Stephen Apkon and producer Marcina Hale, moderated by Gili Getz (Producer, NIF). Presented in partnership with Israelis For Peace, American Friends of Combatants For Peace, Albi and Partners For Progressive Israel.

In Jisr az-Zarqa, an impoverished Arab village, a group of women seize a chance to build a long-desired community center. As violence shakes the village and a luxury development threatens their land, their hope for change is tested as they strive for a place of their own.

Screening will be followed by a Q+A with co-directors Adi Toledano and Dana Pney-Gil, and guest Esther Sperber (Smol Emuni US), moderated by Rachel Landsberg (Smol Emuni US). Presented in partnership with Smol Emuni US. 

On October 7, 2023, Israeli-American Liat Atzili and her husband, Aviv, were kidnapped during Hamas’ attack and taken hostage in Gaza along with 250 other people—12 of whom, like Liat, are American citizens. Caught between international diplomacy and a rapidly escalating war, their family must face their own uncertainty and conflicting perspectives in the pursuit of Liat and Aviv’s release. 

Presented in partnership with Parents Circle. 

Manhattan screening will be followed by a Q+A with producer Lance Kramer and Esther Sperber (Smol Emuni), moderated by Shany Littman (Haaretz). 

Brooklyn screening will be followed by a Q+A with producer Lance Kramer, moderated by filmmaker Jeremy Stulberg.
. 

Eid, a young man from Rahat, dreams of becoming a playwright. When his parents arrange a marriage for him against his will, his life takes an unexpected turn. Trapped between tradition and his own desires, he fights for his freedom and dreams within Bedouin society while grappling with his childhood trauma.

Starring Shadi Mar’i (“Fauda”, “Our Boys”), who won an Israeli Academy Award for his role, this is the first feature film directed by a Bedouin filmmaker. 

Screening to be followed by a Q+A with director Yousef Abo Madegem, moderated by Hillel Assaf (NIF). 

The identity crisis of the Bedouins in the Negev has only intensified since October 7, as they are torn between Palestinian roots, family in Gaza, and their Israeli citizenship. The stories of five people, each dealing with the crisis in their own way, reveal the complexities and internal conflicts as they cope with a changing reality.

Screening to be followed by a Q+A with co-director Yousef Abo Madegem., moderated by Jimmy Taber (Abraham Initiatives).

This special, exclusive event offers a unique opportunity to get a first look at clips from the documentary-in-progress, STANDING ALONE TOGETHER, by director Maayan Schwartz (CHILDREN OF PEACE), followed by conversations with the filmmaking team and special guests.