Event

Dancing in Jaffa

Carmel Jewish Film Festival
Sun, Jan 31, 2016

FREE SNEAK PREVIEW! Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel.

Please reserve your free tickets by Friday, Jan 29, 2016 5:00 PM. Tickets may also be available at the box office 1 hour prior to film.

Dancing in Jaffa (2014)

Film: Film: 5:00 pm

Venue: Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel, CA 93923

Genre: Documentary (G)
Run Time: 90 minutes
Director: Hilla Medalia
Language: English, Arabic, and Hebrew
Country of Origin: Germany

About the Film

Pierre Dulaine, an internationally renowned ballroom dancer, fulfills a life-long dream when he takes his program, Dancing Classrooms, back to his city of birth, Jaffa. Over a 10 week period, Pierre teaches 10 year old Palestinian-Israeli and Jewish-Israeli children to dance and compete together. The film explores the complex stories of three different children, who are forced to confront issues of identity, segregation and racial prejudice as they dance with their enemy. The classroom becomes a microcosm of the Middle East's struggle to work together harmoniously while still caught in the politics of the region and race. With the guidance of Pierre, the children learn to dance together and trust one another. "Dancing In Jaffa" offers an up-close-and-personal perspective of how the future might unfold if the art of movement and dance could triumph over the politics of history and geography.

FREE SNEAK PREVIEW!

We are kicking off the 2016 Carmel Jewish Film festival with this FREE film event, Dancing in Jaffa.

Come join us, March 5-20, 2016, and experience the magic of truly great cinema. The festival includes films, receptions, discussions, a deli meal, and a concert.

For more details about the films, speakers and activities, and Sponsorship benefits, go to www.carmeljff.org.

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