Award-winning Israeli Documentary Followed by Discussion with Filmmaker to be Shown on UNC Campus
Following a bus bombing near Tel Aviv, Israel, 17 people were killed. 16 were identified; the 17th wasn't. The powerful film "No. 17" will be shown and discussed with filmmaker Elinor Kowarsky, April 17 at 6:30 p.m.
(PRWEB) March 20, 2005 -- In June 2002, a bus on its way to Tiberius from Tel
Aviv was bombed. 17 people were killed. 16 were identified. No. 17 was
not.
No. 17 was buried - anonymous. The police stopped searching. The
filmmakers step in, documenting over a period of six months the search for the
identity of a man no one claimed missing. The film takes the form of a detective
investigation, but also pursues the stories of several people who were affected
directly or indirectly by this bombing. Through the search for No. 17, the film
explores the stories of numerous people, creating a sensitive portrait of a
society living under the shadow of death.
The film will be shown on
Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 6:30 pm in Greenlaw Auditorium, on the campus of the
University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Filmmaker Elinor Kowarsky, will be
present to lead a discussion with the audience following the 76-minute
documentary.
Kowarsky makes documentary films for Eden Productions, a
leading Israeli production company. The company's films have won numerous
awards, including Best Film and Best Editing at Doc Aviv 2003.
The
community is welcome to attend at no charge.
Sponsored by the Jewish
Community Center of Durham-Chapel Hill, an agency of the Durham-Chapel Hill
Jewish Federation, along with Carolina Students for Israel and NC Hillel. Made
possible thanks to a generous gift from the Adam & Beth Goldstein
Philanthropic Fund, with assistance from the Israel Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
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