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“At a time when Israel and Israeli cinema finds itself relentlessly under the lens of international scrutiny and criticism, SJFF as a program of American Jewish Committee, finds it refreshing and inspiring to see courageous, self-reflective, often critical and at times transcendent films coming out of Israel that capture the complexities of daily life,” says SJFF Director Pamela Lavitt. Co-chair David Brumer adds, “This year, SJFF’s IS-REEL programming - a selection of wide-ranging, critically acclaimed Israeli films reveals the interconnectedness of Israel’s diverse populations and neighbors ‘swimming in each other’s veins,’ to rephrase the Israeli idiom.” The Academy Award nominated AJAMI is feted on Opening Night (Saturday, March 13). The gritty crime drama is set on the streets of Jaffa’s Ajami neighborhood -- a melting pot of cultures and conflicting views among Jews, Muslims and Christians. Told through the eyes of a cross section of the city’s diverse inhabitants, we witness a dramatic collision of different worlds with tragic consequences. AJAMI was co-written, directed and edited chronically over eight years by a Jewish Israeli, Yaron Shani and a Palestinian Christian, Scandar Copti. Winner of the Israeli Academy Award for Best Film and short-listed for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language category, AJAMI makes its Pacific Northwest debut at SJFF and launches the festival’s on “IS-REEL” programmatic focus. The robust slate of “IS-REEL” films – from “A to Z” – includes the highly anticipated KILLING KASZTNER: THE JEW WHO DEALT WITH THE NAZIS (March 14), ZRUVABEL (March 16), JAFFA, eponymously named after the same tinderbox neighborhood and VOICES OF EL-SAYED (March 17), SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN and EYES WIDE OPEN (March 20). The festival closes on a “lighter”
note March 21 with the Israeli comedy A MATTER OF SIZE about a husky,
unmotivated chef living at home with his mother in the Israeli city
of Ramla who learns the art of sumo wrestling from a sushi restaurant
owner and “Japanese Zionist”. Co-directed by Erez Tadmor
(STRANGERS, SJFF 2009) and Sharon Maymon, A MATTER OF SIZE is a
relatable story of self-acceptance and determination. It received 13
Israeli Academy Award nominations and has been picked up by the
Weinstein Company for a Hollywood remake About the AJC Seattle Jewish Film
Festival The festival runs March 11-20 and a full schedule of screenings, special events and guest speakers is available at www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org. |