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May 13, 2005/Iyar 4 5765, Volume 57, No. 37
Festival honors Israeli film students
JENNIFER GOLDBERG
Staff Writer
The Phoenix Jewish Film Festival and Hadassah mini film festival is back for a second year of Israeli student film. The May 17 event will feature work by student filmmakers from Hadassah College Jerusalem.
"Giving these Israeli students the opportunity to have their work shown in this country is an unbelievable experience," says Roni Zee, PJFF board member.
The film chosen by the college to win the PJFF's award for excellence in film is "The Saint-De Haan" by Hadassah College Jerusalem senior Israel Glam. A provocative true story that takes place in Israel in the 1930s, the film uses old film clips and interviews to intertwine yesterday's dilemmas and today's challenges in Israel.
For creating the winning film, Glam will receive a $1,500 cash prize. His videotaped acceptance speech will be shown at the May 17 event.
The runner-up film is "Friday Afternoon" by Nahum Grinberg, another senior. This light-hearted comedy is about a young couple. Friday becomes the symbol for all the things that disturb the young woman about her basketball-obsessed boyfriend.
Also included in the festival are two short films made especially for Hadassah. "Cherry on the Top" is an exploration of the impact Hadassah College Jerusalem has on its surrounding community. College faculty, local government and people in the business sector were interviewed, and the film ends with "the mayor of Jerusalem calling the college 'the cherry on the top,'" says Zee. "It's like the icing on the cake - it's such an important part of the Israeli culture." Last is a short film done by the students about life at the college.
Zee says the film festival is an exceptional opportunity for Hadassah members and would-be members in the United States to see the impact of Hadassah's work in Israel.
The films are "very inspiring, and for those people who will never have the opportunity to go to Israel, to see where their efforts go is remarkably rewarding. It's just an amazing experience to see what you do and be appreciated by the students."
She adds that the festival is a chance "for the people in the community to see what Hadassah does. People know Hadassah Hospital, but most people are not familiar with the college."
Details
- What: Phoenix Jewish Film Festival/Hadassah mini film festival
- When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17
- Where: Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
- Cost: $6-$7
- Call: 480-483-7121
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