Coexistence, My Ass, The Encampments, The Other, and Seven Jewish
Children among the new films our team is supporting
New Films Were Supporting
Dear Israelism Supporters,
At Tikkun Olam Productions
,
the non-profit production company behind Israelism, we’ve started helping a
number of hand-selected films exploring Palestine, Jewish identity, and
justice with grassroots film distribution. We’re heartened to get to share
more about these incredible projects with you and share the many ways that
you can access, support, and experience them.
*📽️Online Screenings This Week 📽️*
This week, we’re proud to announce *two online screenings* of incredible
new films, *Seven Jewish Children*, and *The Other.*
*Seven Jewish Children*
is a hauntingly beautiful 15-minute short film based on the 2009 play by
Caryl Churchill, that explores dehumanization - what it does to oneself,
and what it does to others - through the stories of multiple generations of
Jewish families in Europe and in Palestine. The film is raising funds
for Medical
Aid for Palestinians
,
and *this Saturday, July 26,*
Holocaust survivor and esteemed trauma expert *Gabor Maté* will be hosting
a free online screening and Q&A of *Seven Jewish Children*, with the film’s
director *Omri Dayan*. *Israelism*’s Co-Director *Erin Axelman* will be
moderating the discussion.
Register Here
*The Other*
is a new documentary focused on peacebuilders from Palestine and Israel,
featuring some of *Israelism*’s storytellers and friends including *Sami
Awad* and *Osama Elewat*. The film holds and explores that question of how
to end cycles of generational trauma and work towards a future of equality
and justice for all. *This Thursday, July 24*
*,* join director *Joy Sela* for the film’s first ever virtual community
screening, with a Q&A in conversation with acclaimed writer friend of the
film *Elad Nehorai* (who recorded an *Israelism* story last year
).
Register Here
*💥Creative Distribution & Impact💥*
Additionally, we’re supporting the incredible new documentary *Coexistence,
My Ass!*
,
which follows anti-Apartheid Israeli activist and comedian Noam Shuster
Eliassi, as she creates a comedy show by the same name. Raised in Wahat
as-Salam / Neve Shalom, the only community in Israel where Israelis and
Palestinians have chosen to live together as community members, Noam grows
disillusioned with traditional peace activism, and pivots to stand up
comedy. But as her star rises, everything around her falls apart,
especially as the genocide in Gaza begins to unfold after October 7.
*Coexistence
My, Ass* is being taughted as an early Oscar contender by Deadline
,
and it’s been selling out festival screenings all over the world. Follow
their Instagram page here
,
and visit their website
for information about upcoming screenings.
Lastly, we’re so proud of the work we did to support the record-breaking
release of *The Encampments*
alongside our distributor Watermelon Pictures. This powerful documentary
follows Mahmoud Khalil and other Columbia student leaders as they pressure
their university to divest from weapons companies complicit in the mass
slaughter of Palestinians. The national and international backlash to this
peaceful protest movement was profound in its scale, and led to Mahmoud
Khalil’s illegal kidnapping by the Trump administration. *The Encampments*
set the record for highest per screen opening for a documentary in US
history
,
and is available to watch now on Apple TV, Google Play, Amazon Prime, and
Watermelon’s new streaming service Watermelon+
Watch The Encampments Now
We’ll have many more exciting updates about projects we’re supporting and
about *Israelism* itself in the upcoming months. We’re honored so many
people are still connecting with our film. We just passed 2.5 million free
views on Al Jazeera and Vice’s YouTube channels, and we’ll never stop doing
this work.
In solidarity,
The *Israelism* team
*Tikkun Olam Productions*
165 Middlesex Avenue, 02145, Somerville
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