In the Land of Pomegranates

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In the Land of Pomegranates

March 26, 7:30 Q&A with filmmaker Hava Kohav Beller

“If an honest dialogue is the initial step toward reconciliation, what we are given here could stand as a model. Its complexity is salutary, its professional film-making skill exemplary.” (Phillip Lopate)

The pomegranate is a symbol of rejuvenation and rebirth—and also a euphemism for a hand grenade. From Academy Award-nominated 85-year-old director Hava Kohav Beller (The Restless Conscience), this is a suspenseful, multi-layered documentary centered on a group of young people who were born into an insidious, ongoing war. We meet young Palestinians and Israelis who go to a retreat in Germany called Vacation from War, where they come together under one roof and discuss what’s happening back home. In highly charged encounters, they confront the entrenched myths and grievances that each side has about the other. Beller interweaves these encounters with stories of other embattled lives in the Occupied Territories and Israel, painting a portrait of people caught in the duality of the pomegranate: Will they embrace rebirth and each other’s humanity, or will they pull the pin on the grenade?

Tickets: $10 (members), $15 (nonmembers)

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Q&A with filmmaker Hava Kohav Beller
Monday, Mar. 26 2018, 7:30
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Hava Kohav Beller is a filmmaker with creative roots in the theatre. Born in Germany and raised in Israel, she came to the U.S. to Study at the Juilliard School, and later at the New School. She lives and works in New York. Her first two films, The Restless Conscience The Burning Wall had their world premieres at the Sundance & Berlin Film Festivals, respectively, and were shown in theatres, on PBS, on the BBC, and throughout several continents, winning numerous awards. The Restless Conscience was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Documentary Feature. Ms. Beller was decorated by President Richard von Weizsacker of Germany with the Commander's Cross of the order of Merit for that film. It was translated into thirteen languages. Her current film, In the Land of Pomegranates, Had its World Premiere at the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas in New Yorkon January 5th, 2018.

This film is part of the Westchester Jewish Film Festival 2018 series.



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