Join us for an exclusive movie screening on December 3 of the Israeli documentary “50 Broken Pieces” followed by Q&A with the director Micha Amitai and the producer Aner Preminger who will join us live from Israel via Zoom. (Micha is the cousin of JCJ member Raphael Sitbon).
Movie plot:
The film is an intimate portrait of a friendship between an Air-Force pilot (The director) who lost comrades-in-arms in the IAF Helicopter crash in Romania (2010) and a veteran soldier (Meir) who lives and works in Sderot, suffers from PTSD and experiencing guilt for not preventing a terror-attack at the former Israeli settlement in Gaza (1995).
With great sensitivity the director films Meir’s day to day life among rocket launches, his work as a wood artist and his struggle against his troubles and the pitfalls of the bureaucracy.
Micha and Meir head for a mutual journey, trying to deal with the ghosts that haunt them.
In these troubled times this is a reminder of the sacrifices and dedication from our brothers and sisters to protect our one and only homeland.
The screening is for adults only and will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
Date: Sunday, December 3
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: JCJ
Registration
Light refreshments will be served
Contributions would be greatly appreciated to support this project and make future productions possible. If you would like to contribute to Micha and Aner’s production company, please email here. Your generosity will go a long way to supporting independent productions such as this.
Micha Amitai (52) is an independent filmmaker/director/cinematographer and editor who served as a CH53 helicopter pilot in the Israeli Air-Force for over 30 years.
Aner Preminger (68) is an independent director/producer/writer and a film scholar. Professor Emeritus, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sapir Academic College, Israel. Winner of the 2017, 34th Jerusalem Film Festival, Jerusalem Prize, for Jerusalem filmmaker & Film scholar.