Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Torn

Documentary / USA / English / 75 minutes
After the October 7 attacks, artists Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid launched the “Kidnapped from Israel” grassroots poster campaign in NY to raise awareness about the hostages taken by Hamas. Torn explores the motivations of activists putting up and tearing down the posters, revealing the complexities of the war through intense debates and personal stories. Talk-back with director Nim Shapira and the artists following the screening, moderated by Prof. Yael Aronoff, Director of the Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel at Michigan State University. This program is proudly sponsored by the Israel Engagement Fund: A JCC Association of North America Program Accelerator and the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs.

Presented by The Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival Sponsors: Jewish Federation of Detroit; The Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel; Janice Charach Gallery, JFamily; JLearn Pillar of Light: Manat Foundation; Elaine and Michael Serling

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