Israeli-Palestinian Film Screening: Tel Aviv on Fire
The Center for Judaic Studies is hosting a film screening connected to the Hartford Jewish Film Festival. The festival this year will run from March 5-15 at Mandell JCC. We are bringing the Festival to UConn!
Details
What: the Israeli/Palestinian comedy TEL AVIV ON FIRE (2018)
When: March 11 at 5:00 pm
Where: Konover Auditorium, Dodd Center, UConn campus.
About the Film
TEL AVIV ON FIRE (2018) 97min –Arabic & Hebrew w/ English subtitles
Winner of top prizes at the Haifa and Venice film festivals, writer-director Sameh Zoabi’s satire follows Salam, a winsome slacker, as he fails upwards at his job on a sudsy Palestinian TV soap opera “Tel Aviv on Fire,” popular with both Israelis and Palestinians. Salam’s daily commute from the Ramallah set through the Israeli checkpoint leads to regular encounters with the IDF officer in charge. When the officer demands Salam change the show’s story line to make his wife happy, Salam struggles with concocting plot twists to suit viewers on both sides.
This event is free and open to the public. It is co-sponsored by the Hartford Jewish Film Festival / Mandell JCC.
If you require an accommodation to participate, please contact Pamela Weathers at pamela.weathers@uconn.edu or 860-486-2271.
For more information, contact: Pamela Weathers at pamela.weathers@uconn.edu or 860-486-2271