CIAC Presents: Bearing Witness Through Documentary Filmmaking with Nim Shapira, filmmaker
Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 pm
Held at Maltz Museum
Free to attend
Join Cleveland Israel Arts and Culture for a special film screening of Num Shapira’s Documentary Torn. This is part of a series of film screenings being hosted by CIAC. On Sunday, March 23 11:30 – 1:00 pm there will be a talk held at Jewish Federation of Cleveland featuring filmmaker Nim Shapira as he discusses the role of documentary filmmaking in capturing history as it is being made and bearing witness to seminal events in real time. Cathy Stamler, CIAC advisory committee member, will moderate the conversation.
Shapira’s film Torn delves into the controversy surrounding the ‘KIDNAPPED’ poster campaign, a grassroots effort to raise awareness about the 240 hostages taken by Hamas, created by Dede Bandaid and Nitzan Mintz. These posters quickly became polarizing symbols, sparking intense clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine activists. The film explores the motivations behind activists putting up and tearing down the posters, unraveling the complexities of this intense ‘paper arm’ proxy war, fought thousands of miles from the actual conflict.
“CIAC Presents” is an initiative that will support Israeli artists during this time of limited opportunities. It will allow artists to discuss and share their work, strengthening the connection between Israeli artists and the Cleveland community during times of crisis.
Register for film screenings and for the talk below.
Additional screenings of Torn:
Thursday, March 20 at 7 pm
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
40 River Street, Chagrin Falls
Sunday, March 23 at 10:30 am
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
25701 Science Park Drive, Beachwood
