October 27, Monday 7 PM University of Victoria, Hickman Bldg. Auditorium, Rm 105 ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD Israel/Palestine| Hebrew & Arabic| 83 min|2013 83 minutes By Lia Tarachansky - Jaffa based filmmaker and the Israel/Palestine correspondent for The Real News Network (TRNN) The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker Admission by donation Former West Bank settler Lia Tarachansky looks at Israelis collective amnesia of the fateful events of 1948 when the state of Israel was born and most of the Palestinians became refugees. She follows the transformation of Israeli veterans trying to uncover their denial of the war that changed the region forever. She then turns the camera on herself and travels back to her settlement where that historical erasure gave birth to a new generation, blind and isolated from its surroundings. Attempting to shed a light on the countrys biggest taboo, she is met with outrage and violence. The director, a member of Independent Jewish Voices, will be in attendance. Co-sponsored by Independent Jewish Voices, Victoria Chapter and Victoria Island Public Interest Research Group
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