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ISRAELISM

  • Davis Lecture Theatre Watt Street Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, 4500 New Zealand (map)

When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns.

They join a movement of young American Jews battling the old guard to redefine Judaism’s relationship with Israel, revealing a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.

Directed by Erin Axelman and Sam Eilertsen
Features Peter Beinart, Jeremy Ben-Ami and Noam Chomsky, Cornel West, Simone Zimmerman, Abraham Foxman.

Release year 2023

Screening Time: 6.00 pm
Date: Friday 15th 2025
Location: Davis Lecture Theatre, Watt Street, Whanganui 4500

Free Entry.
All koha received will be donated to
the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (the PCRF)

Awards: Best Documentary at the Arizona International Film Festival 2023, Best Feature Competition Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2023, Award Winner Tallgrass Film Festival 2023, Official Selection Brooklyn Film Festival 2023, 2023 Dallas International Film Festival Official Selection, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 43 Winner Audience Award Documentary, Official Selection Human International Documentary Film Festival 2024, Official Selection Chicago Palestine Film Festival 2024, CPH:DOX 2024 Official Selection.

Run Time: 1 hour 24 mins.
Rating: Unrated (our recommendation, PG-13)

You can watch the trailer here.

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