East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem
David Broza, the Israeli singer-songwriter, sets out to realize his dream of cooperation and dialog between Israelis and Palestinians through music. During 8 days and nights of joint creation in an East Jerusalem studio a hopeful message of equality and unity arises. Year: 2014 Length: 75 minutes Country: Director: Henrique Cymerman, Erez Miller Genre: |
Shown at
- 13th Annual JCC Rockland International Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- 16th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- 20th Annual Hartford Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- 20th Annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- 20th Denver Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- 23rd Portland Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- 25th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- 25th Washington Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- 8th Annual Other Israel Film Festival - 2014
- Atlanta Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- Boston Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Boulder Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- Carmel Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema - 2015
- Cleveland Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Columbus Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Judaica - Mostra de Cultura e Cinema - 2016
- Maine Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Michiana Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- PJFF Fall Festival - 2015
- Randi & Bruce Pergament Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- San Francisco Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Vancouver Jewish Film Festival - 2015
- Westchester Jewish Film Festival - 2015
Iconic Israeli musician David Broza will appear Saturday night, Jan. 30, for two Atlanta Jewish Film Festival screenings of the documentary “East Jerusalem West Jerusalem,” about the making of his new album of the same name.
Ahead of his visit, he chatted with the AJT about his music and his motivation for producing a film about Israelis and Palestinians making peace through music.
http://atlantajewishtimes.com/2016/01/broza-jerusalem-film-puts-israelis-in-finest-light/
Woodstock Film Festival Opens Strong With ‘East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem’
By focusing on the creation of Broza’s last album, a joyful collaboration between Palestinian and Israeli musicians produced by legendary singer/songwriter Steve Earle (who had a guest starring role in “The Wire”) in a tiny studio in Palestinian-controlled East Jerusalem, Israeli filmmakers Erez Miller and Henrique Cymerman manage to inject a sense of optimism into a conflict that often seems desperate and without solution.
http://www.thewrap.com/woodstock-film-festival-has-a-strong-opening-with-east-jerusalemwest-jerusalem-guest-blog/
Make music, not war
Inviting someone of another faith, race, or ethnicity to share a meal won’t stop the ongoing conflict. But, as Broza says, it just may create an opening for understanding.
http://www.broadstreetreview.com/film-tv/east-jerusalem-west-jerusalem-at-the-philadelphia-jewish-film-festival
What’s So Funny ’Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding in Jerusalem?
In the film we watch him return to Shuafat, where he is trying to build a music school. “I’m not a Mother Teresa, by the way. I make my living as an entertainer. I never studied social work. I don’t give the services. I open the situation to where professionals can move in, and they take over. But somebody has to open the door.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/02/david-broza-east-jerusalem-west-jerusalem