| Monday March 17, 2008 | Sunday March 16, 2008 |
| 17:00 Hall 1- Screening of the film:
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Directed by Shekhar Kapur USA, 2007. (114 min, English with Hebrew subtitles) Elizabeth; The Golden Ageisa sequel to the 1998 film, Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth the First's reign is threatened by a ruthless family betrayal and Spain's invading army.This is the thrilling tale of one woman's crusade to control her love, destroy her enemies and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world. 19:00 Hall 1- Lecture by the author Yochi Brandeis "Esther – A Queen Alone in a Land of Men " . | 17:00 Hall 1- Welcoming remarks by Inbal Freund, Director of Mavoi Satum Hall 1- Screening of the film: Antonia's Line Directed by Marleen Gorris Holland, 1995. (98 min, Dutch with Hebrew subtitles.) Spanning forty years, the film tells the story of Antonia, who returns with her daughter, Danielle,to her native Dutch village after the Second World War and establishes a close-knit matriarchal commune. Thisfeminist fairytale opens up a magicalworld of possibilities where women can thrive without men. Antonia's Line won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 1996 |
| Hall 1- 20:30 Lecture by Ohad Ezrachi: “Alternative marriage - on holiness, equality, Jewish law and love” 21:30 Hall 1- Screening of the film: Monsoon Wedding Directed by Mira Nair USA/India, 2001. (114 min, English with Hebrew subtitles.) With the monsoon season as its backdrop, this exuberant family comedy-drama shows the frantic preparations for an arranged wedding in Northern Delhi. Things get tense when hidden agendas, secrets and fears threaten to disrupt the wedding and destroy family relationships. The film won first prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2001. | Hall 1-19:00 Panel discussion: “ Female creativity and religious experience ” Panel participants: Poet Chana Pinchas-Cohen, Dr. Chana Kahat, Writer Emunah Eylon, Attorney Batya Kahana Dror Screening of the film: Yiddish Theater - A Love Story Directed by Dan Katzir USA/Israel, 2006. (78 min, English/Yiddish. subtitles in Hebrew.) The documentary tells the heartwarmingstory of Zyppora Spaisman, an amazing woman who has kept the oldest running Yiddish Theater in America alive. It portrays the fight of both an old art form to stay relevant and an old actress to find meaning and a stage in a society that worships youth. |
| 21:30 Hall 2- Tehora
Directed by Anat Zuria Israel 2002 (65 min, Hebrew) A rare and special look into the world of Jewish religious married life and sexuality. "Tehora" tells the story of a subtle female rebellion, through the personal stories of the director and the other women in the film. | 19:00 Hall 2- Gola Sangem – The Stone Flower Directed by Sarit Haymian Israel 2007 (Hebrew) Following the lives of three elderly Iranian-Israeli women, the film explores their arranged marriages and the oppression that they suffered. |
| 21:30 Hall 2- Three Times Divorced
Directed by Ibtisam Mara'ana Israel 2007 (75 min, Arab, subtitles in Hebrew) Khitam, a Gaza born Palestinian woman, loses custody of her six children after her Arab-Israeli husband divorces her, in absentia, in the Muslim court. |