TODAY, do not miss out!- Seven Deadly Myths: Israel/Palestine documentary promotion/discussion, Ottawa
“Israeli Journalist Lia Tarachansky returns to the settlement where she grew up, to uncover a buried history and a landscape of denial.”
NCCAR invites you to an insightful discussion with Ms. Tarachansky in Ottawa on the upcoming release of her documentary film, Seven Deadly Myths.
DATE: Ottawa, Nov.29th
TIME: 7:00 pm
LOCATION: Carleton University, Room 238, Tory Building (right next to the University Centre), 1125 Colonel By Drive, K1S 5B6.
ADMISSION: $15 and donations gratefully accepted.
Event Details
Ms. Tarachansky will speak about her documentary and also show us a few clips. Guests will have the opportunity to gain valuable insight, ask questions, and engage in a dynamic discussion. Don’t miss out!
For more information and to RSVP, please contact NCCAR Coordinator Hoda Mroue: events@nccar.ca or 613-238-3795. If you need help finding the room, you can reach Hoda in the evening at 613-262-5260.
Synopsis of the Film
Three years after the holocaust the Middle East was changed forever when Israel fought and won its independence. In that war, two-thirds of the Palestinians became refugees. In the years following, their properties and history were confiscated and destroyed, while to this day they remain in camps all over the Arab world. They never stopped fighting for their right to return to their homes, many of which were demolished.
But it was not the houses; it was the very memory of this national trauma that was itself erased. In a new documentary, Seven Deadly Myths (working title), former Israeli settler and journalist Lia Tarachansky sheds light on the collective amnesia of Israelis when itcomes to the fateful events of those years. She follows the transformation of four 1948 veterans as they uncover and challenge decades of denied memories. She then returns to her own settlement, in the heart of the occupied West Bank, to uncover a landscape of denial and a history of erasure.
Biography: Director, Lia Tarachansky, is a Russian-Israeli videojournalist and the Israel/Palestine correspondent for The Real News Network. She has filmed and produced over 150 short-form context video pieces and her work was featuredon McClatchy News, Al Jazeera, and the Huffington Post. She has also worked on a number of documentary productions. Her latest film is a 012 feature for BBC World that profiles Israel’s version of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.
Posted on November 29, 2012