A JEW AT SEA
(UN JUIF À LA MER)
dir. Yolande Zauberman, 2005
57 mins. France.
In French with English subtitles.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14 - 5PM followed by Q+A with Assia Turquier-Zauberman
ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Yolande Zauberman presents an intimate voyage into the history of the Middle East guided by a Lebanese man. From adolescence in a politically active Beirut to departure on Arafat's ship, Nassib's story is a testament to what modern times are made of. «We slept on a terrace in Jaffa, it was summer. I was filming him, he didn't believe in it at all, we argued, he spoke in order to calm me. I had asked him to tell me specifically about all of his meetings with the Palestinians. It's from within this chaos that his tale unfolds: the adventures of a man with a complicated identity who goes anywhere, since everyone takes him to be one of their own. We delve into his depths, going beyond that which exceeds us, this story, which causes us to scratch our head for such a long time, becomes clear, we follow him, we take the plunge with him. (Yolande Zauberman)