NIF Film Club, in partnership with the Other Israel Film Festival, brings you poignant and relevant Israeli films during these days when we have more time to catch up on films we may have missed, ones we want to see again, or completely new ones. Each week, Film Club members watch a movie at their own convenience, followed by a lively and interactive discussion with the filmmaker on Zoom.
Recordings of past Film Club discussions can be found below.
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NIF Film Club: Presenting Princess Shaw
18 June 2020The true story of the incredible Princess Shaw, an amateur YouTube performer from New Orleans, and the enigmatic Israeli composer Kutiman, who discovers her from the other side of the world.
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NIF Film Club: Advocate
9 June 2020Lea Tsemel defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from non-violent demonstrators to armed militants. Advocate follows Tsemel’s caseload in real-time. Watch the post-film discussion with director Rachel Leah Jones.
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NIF Film Club: Incitement
2 June 2020In September 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin announces the Oslo Accords and Yigal Amir, a law student and a devoted Orthodox Jew, sees only one way forward. Watch the post-film discussion with director Yaron Zilberman.
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NIF Film Club: Unsettling
26 May 2020In Unsettling, Iris Zaki enters the heart of Tekoa, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, and sits down to talk to the locals. Watch the post-film discussion with director Iris Zaki
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NIF Film Club: Dimona Twist
19 May 2020Dimona Twist shares the stories of seven North African and Polish women who experienced immigration, poverty, the difficulties of adjusting to a new home, and created rich and meaningful lives during their first 15 years in Dimona. Watch the post-film discussion with director Michal Aviad.
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NIF Film Club: In Between
12 May 2020Maysaloun Hamoud’s remarkable debut feature follows Palestinian women who share an apartment in Tel Aviv. Away from the constraints of their families and tradition, they find themselves “in between” the free and unfettered lives they are aspiring to lead and the restrictions still imposed on them by society. Watch the post-film discussion with director Maysaloun Hamoud.
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NIF Film Club: The Oslo Diaries
5 May 2020The year is 1992, and a small group of Israelis and Palestinians meet in Oslo — secretly and against the law. The Oslo Diaries follows these unsanctioned meetings that changed the Middle East forever. Watch the post-film discussion with director Mor Loushy.
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NIF Film Club: The Women Pioneers
28 April 2020A hundred years ago, women pioneers came from Europe to Palestine to realize the dream of creating a new woman in a new world. The Women Pioneers uncovers the story of a group of women, their passionate battles and painful disappointments, until their defeat and surrender of their own liberation for the national struggle. Watch the post-film discussion with director Michal Aviad.
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NIF Film Club: Forever Pure
21 April 2020Beitar Jerusalem is the most popular and controversial football team in Israel. When a secretive deal by the team’s owner brought in two Muslim players, it inspired the most racist campaign in Israeli sports history that sent the club spiraling out of control. Watch the post-film discussion with director Maya Zinshtein.
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NIF Film Club: Bridge over the Wadi
7 April 2020For the first time in Israel, a group of Arab and Jewish parents decide to establish a bi-national, bi-lingual school. Bridge Over the Wadi follows the school’s first year. Watch the post-film discussion with director Barak Heymann.
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