Community Corner
Northern Virginia Jewish Film Festival - "Two Sided Story"
Directed by Tor Ben-Mayor
Israel/Palestine | 2012 | 75 minutes | Hebrew/Arabic with subtitles | Documentary
The
film follows a group of 27 Palestinians and Israelis who meet under the
frame of a unique project called "History through the Human Eye" led by
Parents Circle-Families Forum: Bereaved Palestinian and Israelis for
Peace and Reconciliation. Among them include bereaved families, Orthodox
Jews and religious Muslims, settlers, ex-soldiers in the Israeli army,
ex-security prisoners, citizens of the Gaza strip, kibbutz members,
second generation holocaust survivors, non-violent activists and more.
They are not trying to convince each other that their narrative is
right, nor are they seeking a political solution. They have simply been
asked to listen, to clarify the differences between how they grasp
reality and how they see the other side.
The 14th annual Northern
Virginia Jewish Film Festival, a program of the Jewish Community Center
of Northern Virginia, runs March 20-30. Most films will be shown at
Angelika Film Center & Café at Mosaic.
Get tickets HERE