The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival will take place between December 7-12, 2015 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. This year's edition will celebrate 50 years since the establishment of the Jerusalem Foundation.
With the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv, in the "Jewishness around the world" section of the program, Romanian will be represented by the documentary "Aliyah DaDa" (2014, 115 minutes, director: Oana Giurgiu), that will have its premiere in Israel. Oana Giurgiu, the film director, will be present at the festival and will participate at the Q&A session after the screening.
Aliyah DaDa (2014, 115 minutes, with Hebrew subtitles)
Director: Oana Giurgiu
09.12.2015, at 17:00, Hall 3 - Jerusalem Cinematheque
Tickets: *9377 or online http://jer-cin.org.il/website/modules/films/film.aspx?fid=5859
Synopsis: Aliyah DaDa presents an in-depth historical document on the immigration of Romanian Jews to Israel, starting in 1882 Ottoman Palestine, through WWII and the communists' secret dealings, until today's cultural renaissance, represented by some 400,000 Israelis of Romanian descent. Archival materials are enhanced by the Dadaist aesthetics of artists Tristan Tzara and Marcel Janco.
Official website of the film: http://aliyahdada.com/
The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival takes place during the month of December and lasts for six days. During the days of the Festival, over 50 films, from Israel and from all over the world, are screened - feature films, documentaries, shorts, animated and avant-garde films - that explore themes of Jewish faith and practice, history, culture, music, the Holocaust, contemporary life in Israel and the Jewish Diaspora, the relationship between Judaism and other world religions and the role of Jewish identity in the State of Israel.
A festive opening event, alongside special events, live performances and receptions add to the festive atmosphere. Alongside the premiere screenings of the best of new Jewish cinema, each year we choose a selection of classic films and retrospectives that shed light on the history of Jewish cinema, often focusing on a specific filmmaker, theme or movement in Jewish cinema history. A special sub-theme on the Holocaust, which springs from the annual work of the Joan Sourasky-Constantiner Holocaust Multimedia Research Center, is a key part of the Festival's program.
The complete program of the festival: http://jer-cin.org.il/website/modules/films/Program.aspx?id=677
