HIGHWAY 65 | כביש הסרגל
Dir. Maya Dreifuss
2024 102 MIN
Poland. Warsaw’s Chopin airport. Businessmen, tourists and local workers come and go. A group of 40 teenagers, accompanied by a few nervous adults, exit the arrivals gate. They are all bunched up together, wearing white sweatshirts with “ISRAEL” printed in blue on the back. At first glance they might look like a national sports team, but this Delegation is here for a very different reason – a school trip to concentration camps and memorials. We’ll follow this young Israeli delegation on their journey around Poland, where the incomprehensible past of WW2, meets the complex present of being an Israeli teenager. The clash between these realities is at the base of this perceptive, critical, coming-of-age story.
THURSDAY NOV. 14th | 8:15pm
By Invitation Only
Asaf Saban is a director and writer. His short films were screened at major film festivals around the world and received awards. ‘Outdoors’ ('Bayit Bagalil', 2017), his debut feature film, is an indie project which he also produced. The film received rave reviews and had commercial success in Israeli cinemas. 'Delegation' ('Ha’Mishlahat'), his new film, premiered at the Berlinale film festival 2023. Currently editing a new TV drama series, he directed for the Israeli national broadcaster.