NCCAR hosted Lia Tarachansky’s documentary promotion

November ended with Director Lia Tarachansky’s awakening presentation on the upcoming release of her documentary, “Seven Deadly Myths”. NCCAR would like to thank all who attended, volunteered, and contributed to help support the completion of the documentary.

Ms. Tarachansky spoke to a diverse audience on the collective amnesia of Israelis when it comes to the fateful events of 1948. She also shared with us her own personal accounts of amnesia as an Israeli.

The various clips from the documentary were shown and afterwards audience members asked questions and shared their reactions to the clips. At the end of the presentation, many people hung by to network and converse about the various themes of the documentary.

Lia is still accepting donations for the completion of the documentary. You can deposit a cheque to TD Canada Trust in the name of Coup D’Etat Productions. The routing number is 3360 and the account number 5212207.

Contact NCCAR Coordinator, Hoda Mroue if you have any questions: 613-238-3795 or nccar@nccar.ca

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.

Click here to view the trailer.

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 December 24, 2012