• May 13, 2015 from 15:00 to 16:30
  • Location: Mandel JCC Palm Beach Gardens
  • Latest Activity: Sep 23, 2020

Presented by the Mandel JCC's 

The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival

1913: Seeds of Conflict

Director: Ben Loeterman, 2014, USA, 58 min. 

Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, German, French with subtitles  

This intriguing film combines the perspectives of Arab, Israeli and American scholars and dramatic reenactments that explore the little-known history of Palestine during the latter part of the Ottoman Empire, a time of relative harmony between Arabs and Jews. How did this land of milk and honey, so diverse and rich in culture, become the site of today’s bitter and seemingly intractable struggle? Was there a turning point, a moment in time when things could have been different?  Ben Loeterman will appear at both screenings to lead a post-film discussion.

 

Ben Loeterman is an award-winning writer, director and producer of current affairs and historical documentaries, often with an emphasis on social justice. His independent film The People v. Leo Frank was broadcast nationally on PBS and received extraordinary reviews from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post. His work appeared on the first eighteen seasons of the PBS series Frontline and three seasons of American Experience. Loeterman has won national Emmy awards for outstanding achievement in directing and investigative journalism, the Amnesty International’s Media Spotlight Award, and two DuPont-Columbia Awards.

25th Festival Silver Badge holders are always complimentary. 

Tickets are $10.50 each

Order Information

By phone: 877-318-0071

On-line:     www.pbjff.org all credit cards accepted

At the door: one hour before films, seating capacity permitting

Information line: 561-736.7527 all calls returned within 24 hours

 

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