Keep Calm and Watch On: Special Interview with Director Dani Menkin

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Date
Event Time
2:00 PM
Instructor
Lisa Silverman
Series
Keep Calm and Watch On
Location

Online

Event Details

 

Keep Calm and Watch On

Featuring a Special Interview with Director Dani Menkin

2pm - 2:45pm


Join us to discuss a Jewish-themed film, available to you from either streaming services or your local public library film database.

Photo of Dani MenkinThis week: Watch any of Israeli director Dani Menkin's movies and then join us for an exclusive Zoom Q&A interview with this award-winning filmmaker! 

Links to the films that are available online include: Dolphin Boy, an uplifting documentary film about an Israeli Arab teen who disconnects from people after a tragic event, but experiences recovery after interactions with dolphins in Eilat. Access the film for free at: https://vimeo.com/398389910 and use the password "boy55". 

Is That You? Is an Israeli Academy Award-winning film, written and directed by Dani Menkin and starring the renowned Alon Aboutboul as Ronnie, a 60-year-old man looking for his ex-girlfriend in upstate New York. Access the film on Amazon Prime.


Dani Menkin is a twice Israeli Academy Award-winning fiction and documentary filmmaker. He is also a speaker and film juror at International Festivals around the world, as well as a film professor in universities in the U.S.

Lisa Silverman is the Director of the Burton Sperber Jewish Community Library at AJU. A specialist in Jewish children's literature with over 20 years of experience in synagogue and community libraries, she leads monthly book clubs and film discussions. 

Event Contact
Contact Name
The Whizin Center for Continuing Education
Phone Number
(310) 440-1572
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