Join us for a special screening of the all-time most successful Israeli film, followed by a conversation with guest filmmakers, who will share their experience working together on films in Israel.

Through Others’ Eyes project uses photography as a medium of communication and self-expression among Israeli Jewish and Arab youth, exploring and creating a collective identity. Initiated and directed by the Givat Haviva Institute in Israel, the project involves visits to each others’ homes and communities, with photography exercises on topics such as cultural and religious celebrations, the body, and family.

An interactive workshop about the face of Arabs in American media and films presented by Palestine/Israel Education Project. Learn about and discuss the dangers of the often slanderous visions of Arabs brought into American pop culture dating back to the earliest days of cinema, and continues today.

The most important contemporary Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish, who passed away earlier this year, gave voice to the Palestinian experience. Join us for an afternoon of poetry, music and conversation about Darwish and his work.