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  • Siegal College
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REEL ISRAELI FEATURED ARTIST: Asenath (Osi) Wald

Osi Wald
A graduate from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in 2006, Ms. Wald is a freelance filmmaker, animator and illustrator working in Israel and internationally for various platforms including television, cinema, commercials and internet content.    Ms. Wald Ms Wald was the animator and head of 3d production in the acclaimed animated feature "Waltz with Bashir", directed by Ari Folman, and she is a member of the development team for "The Futurological Conference", Ari Folman's future film.   Previously she collaborated with choreographer and artist Efrat Rubin on the project "DAY", an experimental performance combining animation and dance on stage (Premier "Mahol Shalem" festival, December 2009).  Her graduation film, “Pause” received best film award in an International women’s film festival, Rehovot 2007.

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Purple Lawns

Dina Zvi-Riklis (56 min. 1998)

Wednesday, April 14, Siegal College

Based on a story by Savion Liebrecht. Yael is a dancer and a teacher of movement at an ultra-orthodox school in Bnei Brak, and Shlomit is a painter and graphic artist. The two young women, friends since childhood, share a spacious apartment in the heart of Tel Aviv.

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Lone Samaritan

Thursday April 15, Green Rd. Synagogue

As a tiny sect constantly in danger of extinction, the Samaritans have very harsh rules about assimilation. After Sophie Tzdaka and her three sisters left the community, one after the other, the family became subject to terrible physical and mental harassment by sect members.

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London at Ben Yehuda

Daniel Syrkin (30 min. 2009)

Friday April 16, Noon, Siegal College

No English Subtitles
A veteran journalist and self-proclaimed “Hebrew dinosaur” Yaron London explored the modern evolution of the language.

 

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Yes Miss Commander!

Dan Setton, Itzik Lerner (96 min. 2009)

Sunday, April 18, Cleveland Art Museum

For 100 days the film crew of Yes, Miss Commander! has been following the unusual scenes in the Havat Hashomer military base in the Galilee. Soldiers there are no ordinary recruits. They come from a background of violence and abuse, crime, and drugs to a special training program designed to improve their self image and teach them discipline and military skills. Assigned to this task are young female soldiers from normative homes. With great patience, juggling between authoritative distance and emotional involvement, these young girls try to fulfill their mission.

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Arab Labor

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Roni Ninio (24 min. 2007)

Monday, April 19, 7:30pm (after ceremony), B'nai Jeshurun@Community Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration

Arab labor deals with the Arab status In Israeli society, the controversy surrounding issues of identity and the sensitivities of both populations. The series explores the daily conflicts that Arabs face between the desire to integrate and their own values and traditions.

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Sayed Kashua – Forever Scared

Dorit Zimbalist (56 min. 2009)

Tuesday April 20, 6:30pm, Siegal College

"I'm scared of cars, of dogs, of snakes; I'm scared of airplanes, helicopters, tanks and soldiers. I'm scared of terrorist attacks. I'm scared of Jews, I'm scared of Arabs, I'm scared that some day, they'll put us in refugee camps" (Sayed Kashua, Haaretz, 2002).

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The Worst Company In The World

Regev Contes (50 min. 2009)

Wednesday, April 21, 6:00pm, Cleveland Hillel

Love and humor are plentiful, but success is scarce in a small Tel Aviv insurance agency where nothing runs as it should. Perennially on the verge of bankruptcy, the failing agency is run by three middle-aged, divorced, and not particularly successful men.

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My First War

Yariv Mozer (82 min. 2008)

Wednesday April 21, 7:00pm, The Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland

At the age of 28, I was drafted as a soldier in the Second Lebanon War. Instinctively, I grabbed my video camera.

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Lod Detour

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Orna Raviv (64 min. 2009)

Friday April 23, Noon, Siegal College

''Amal 1 High School'' in Lod is the last opportunity for students who failed other educational frameworks to complete their high school education. The film follows three students'' stories through the eyes of the school’s principal Ilan Hakary.

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A Musical Melave Malkah & Film:

The Worst Company In The World

Regev Contes (50 min. 2009)

Saturday April 24, 8:45pm, Siegal College

Love and humor are plentiful, but success is scarce in a small Tel Aviv insurance agency where nothing runs as it should. Perennially on the verge of bankruptcy, the failing agency is run by three middle-aged, divorced, and not particularly successful men.

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My Family Pizza

onen Amar (56 min. 2003)
Sunday April 25, The Temple - Tifereth Israel

Maksim, a pizza wizard addicted to sleep, asks his parents to help him buy a pizza place he co-owns. As soon as he becomes the sole owner, his parents realize they will have to invest in it a whole lot more than just money.

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