Join the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies for a film screening with director and Frankel Fellow, Rafael Balulu.
The Frankel Institute will be Screening Levantine - Jacqueline Kahanoff in MLB 1420 - Lec 2 at 5:30pm on February 2. Film Description:
Jacqueline Kahanoff lived in ebullient Cairo, Paris, and New York, but died lonely in an old-age home in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was the first to write of Levantine and Mizrachi identities and was charismatic and admired, but only a few people knew her work during her lifetime. Director Rafael Balulu goes on a journey in the footsteps of “Levantine thinker” and author, through encounters with her friends in Paris, with intellectuals in the Mizrachi discourse, and with Levantine artists, he not only draws a portrait of this impressive thinker and writer, but also chronicles the trajectory of Levantine identity in Israel as a cultural option.
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/OSd53dGCi_I
Rafael Balulu was born in Israel to a Jewish Moroccan family. He is the director of the films A Song of Loves, R. David Buzaglo, and Levantine, Jacqueline Kahanoff. He is currently working on a monumental documentary series recounting the history of the Jews in the The Muslim world, writing a feature film about the Israeli Black Panther movement, and directing a documentary feature film about the life and politics of Rabbi Israel Abuhazira – the Baba Sali. Balulu participated at the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2008, 2011, and 2012. He also participated at the TIFF Talent Lab and Greenhouse Film Centre. Balulu has written and directed projects for television and eight shorts that won international prizes. Among them – Such Eyes which won the NYC Shorts. Batman at the Checkpoint, which won the Berlin Today Award at the 62nd Berlinale. My Name Is Solomon Hagos, which premiered at the 2013 TIFF. Close Your Eyes premiered at the Jerusalem Film Fest Rafael teaches film studies at the Technion’s department of architecture, is a board member of the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum, a member of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, and a board member of The Lottery Council for Culture and the Arts where is held the position of the chairperson to the subcommittee of Film & Television. He holds a bachelor’s degree in film studies from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School. He lives in Jaffa.
The Frankel Institute will be Screening Levantine - Jacqueline Kahanoff in MLB 1420 - Lec 2 at 5:30pm on February 2. Film Description:
Jacqueline Kahanoff lived in ebullient Cairo, Paris, and New York, but died lonely in an old-age home in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was the first to write of Levantine and Mizrachi identities and was charismatic and admired, but only a few people knew her work during her lifetime. Director Rafael Balulu goes on a journey in the footsteps of “Levantine thinker” and author, through encounters with her friends in Paris, with intellectuals in the Mizrachi discourse, and with Levantine artists, he not only draws a portrait of this impressive thinker and writer, but also chronicles the trajectory of Levantine identity in Israel as a cultural option.
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/OSd53dGCi_I
Rafael Balulu was born in Israel to a Jewish Moroccan family. He is the director of the films A Song of Loves, R. David Buzaglo, and Levantine, Jacqueline Kahanoff. He is currently working on a monumental documentary series recounting the history of the Jews in the The Muslim world, writing a feature film about the Israeli Black Panther movement, and directing a documentary feature film about the life and politics of Rabbi Israel Abuhazira – the Baba Sali. Balulu participated at the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2008, 2011, and 2012. He also participated at the TIFF Talent Lab and Greenhouse Film Centre. Balulu has written and directed projects for television and eight shorts that won international prizes. Among them – Such Eyes which won the NYC Shorts. Batman at the Checkpoint, which won the Berlin Today Award at the 62nd Berlinale. My Name Is Solomon Hagos, which premiered at the 2013 TIFF. Close Your Eyes premiered at the Jerusalem Film Fest Rafael teaches film studies at the Technion’s department of architecture, is a board member of the Israeli Documentary Filmmakers Forum, a member of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, and a board member of The Lottery Council for Culture and the Arts where is held the position of the chairperson to the subcommittee of Film & Television. He holds a bachelor’s degree in film studies from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School. He lives in Jaffa.
| Building: | Modern Languages Building |
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| Event Type: | Film Screening |
| Tags: | Diversity Equity and Inclusion, film, Frankel Center For Judaic Studies, jewish, jewish studies, Judaic, judaic studies |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Judaic Studies |
