2010 Fall Film Series for Intercultural Understanding

Intersections International presents the first annual 2010 Fall Film Series for Intercultural Understanding. Each month, we will collaborate with different organizations to screen a movie focused on an intercultural topic or theme. By bringing together members of diverse communities, we aim to provoke conversations about tolerance and intercultural understanding. Film is a powerful tool for the promotion of social justice because it humanizes issues which may otherwise be contentious.

Each viewing will be followed by a discussion expanding on the issues addressed in the film. A panel including producers, educators, and social justice activists will elaborate on tolerance, acceptance, and debunking the widespread misunderstandings that lead to harmful stereotypes. This series will advocate positive steps towards religious and cultural coexistence, and will motivate participants to take action to promote peaceful initiatives in their own communities.

Films selected for this series will meet the following criteria:

  • They are balanced in their analysis of an issue or lifts up an underrepresented point of view
  • They do not promote negative stereotypes
  • They are relevant to issues which people currently struggle with
  • They initiate important conversations on an intercultural topic
  • They are informative and entertaining

September 7, 2010: Abraham's Children

6:30 PM, at Intersections, 274 5th Ave (between 29th and 30th), Free. A feature documentary on Muslim-American children from the New York Tri-State area. This screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the film’s producer, one of the leading characters in the feature documentary, and an expert on Muslim American youth in the New York Public Schools.

October 14, 2010: No Place Called Home

7:30 PM, at 3LD Art & Technology Center, 80 Greenwich Street, $20.00
Tickets available online at http://www.noplacecalledhome.com or at the door
A multi-media play focused on an unexpected story--a story of an American woman and an Iraqi man, a story about one refugee out of 4 million, a story that isn’t supposed to be a love story. The play is written and performed by Kim Schultz, with music by Amikaeyla Gaston, and directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde. This will be followed by a panel discussion with the play’s producer and experts on the Iraqi refugee crisis. For more information on the panel click here.
 
November 14, 2010: ID Blues, Israel, 2008, 50 minutes

4:00 PM, at JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue (at West 76th)
In November, Intersections is partnering with the JCC of Manhattan’s Other Israel Film Festival. This festival uses film to foster social awareness and cultural understanding on the topic of minority populations in Israel, with a focus on Israel's diverse communities. For more information about the festival, visit the Other Israel Film Festival’s website.

This screening is the New York premiere of ID Blues. This film is the final and most controversial part in Haim Yavin’s travelogue, examining different aspects of daily lives and struggles facing Arab citizens in Israeli society. It will be followed by a conversation between News Correspondent Aharon (Arale) Barnea, Prof. Leonard Grob of Meretz USA, and renowned Historian Prof. Benny Morris.

Co-presented by Intersections & Jewish Alliance For Change in partnership with the Other Israel Film Festival.

For tickets visit the Other Israel Film Festival website. Friends of Intersections get $8 discounted tickets. Contact Intersections for the discount code.