We are pleased to kick off our IIJS Film Series for the Spring Semester with a screening and Q&A for America, a new film written and directed by Ofir Raul Graizer, one of today’s most exciting Israeli filmmakers.
His first film, The Cakemaker, was Israel’s official entry for the Best Foreign Film category at the 2019 Academy Awards and won six Israeli Academy Awards in 2018, including Best Film and Best Director. America was released to widespread acclaim in July 2022, premiering at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
In America, an Israeli man returns to Israel after 10 years in America, and has an encounter with a childhood friend and his fiancé that will change everyone’s lives. America is a story set between a flower shop and an ancient monastery, a swimming pool and the Mediterranean Sea, life and death—and somewhere in the middle. After the success of The Cakemaker, writer-director Ofir Raul Graizer returns with an affectionate tribute to 60s and 70s cinema. (127 minutes)
Please register for the event below. You will receive an email with a link to watch the film at home on Friday, February 10th. This link will only be available until our Zoom Q&A session on Monday, February 13th at 12:00pm EST with Ofir Raul Graizer (writer and director). You will receive a separate email with the Zoom link for the Q&A several days before the event.
Please note: at this time, only residents of the United States will be able to stream the film. This event will be on ZOOM.
Please email [email protected] with any questions.
Please register for this event in advance at IIJS Film@Home: America Tickets, Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite.
Supported by the generosity of the Appel and Kaye families.
While all IIJS events are free and open to the public, we do encourage a suggested donation of $10.
