This is the second of a series of four films plus a visit to the ANU museum.
Wednesday, 18.12.24, 18:00-20:00
Los Angeles South
In Kiryat Malachi, the twin city of Los Angeles, dreams are forgotten behind. Yosef, the watchmaker of the city, who is already 60 years old, decides to run in the upcoming local elections. The journey is accompanied by singers, musicians, and dancers, who transform it, even for moments, into its twin city - "Los Angeles".
Meeting with the filmmakers - Sharon Yaish & Golan Rais.
Wednesday, 29.1.25, 18:00-20:00
Murnow
Underneath the houses of the Murnow neighborhood in Warsaw are buried the ruins of houses and streets that once teemed with Jewish life. It seems that beneath the present neighborhood former life is still buzzing.
Meeting with the filmmaker - Chen Shelach.
Wednesday, 26.2.25, 18:00-20:00
Doctor Morris's Camera
Extraordinary documentation of a fighter pilot, doctor, and amateur photographer, and his wife - a young British couple who chose to settle in Eilat in the 1950s. For decades, Dr. Morris recorded his expanding family with his camera, along with stories of Clarence the alligator, the family pet.
Meeting with the filmmakers - Itamar Alcalay and Meital Zvieli.
Friday, 28.3.25, 10:00-13:00
Tour of the ANU Museum & Screening of the Film: "The Sturgeon Queens"
For four generations, the Russ family, a family of Jewish immigrants, ran Lex and Herring Deli in New York. This film was produced in the 100th year of the shop. The documentary traces the history of "Russ and His Daughters," and includes interviews with two of the daughters alongside famous fans we all know.
Filmmaker: Julie Cohen. Oster Visual Documentation Center, ANU - Museum of the Jewish People, courtesy of Phil Miller.
*Transportation to Tel Aviv will be arranged and charged separately.
