“Alteuland,” taken from Theodor Herzl’s Utopian novel, will feature seven films selected from current Israeli LGBT cinema. From successful features such as Yossi and Jagger and Eyes Wide Open to award-winning documentaries, including Keep Not Silent and Paper Dolls, these films explore the Israeli LGBT community, gender identities and sexual politics, offering a unique perspective and different insights on the state of Israel, its society, and culture.
2pm Paper Dolls (2006) by Tomer Heymann - The exploration of a community of Filipino transvestites who live illegally in Israel. 80 min.
3:30pm Zirai Kayits (Seeds of Summer) (2007) by Hen Lasker - Documentary about Israeli women soldiers examines the issue of lesbian eroticism in the Army. 53 min.
4:30pm Eynaim Pekuchot (Eyes Wide Open) (2009) by Haim Tabakman - A married orthodox man falls in love with a Yeshiva student. 90 min.
6:30pm Panel: Yair Qedar (Gay Days director), Tomer Heymann (Paper Dolls director), Tamar Glezerman (The Other War director)
7:30pm Reception: Wine, cheese, grapes and small talk.
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