Agenda Item: Erasure

Two months into the war in Gaza, seven political activists got together inside a closed, empty theater in Tel Aviv. Each of them fights the injustices of the state – violence, landgrab, erasure and obfuscation – in their own way.  They were asked to read the transcripts of government meetings dating back to 1948, which had been classified until recently and opened for access after a long struggle by Akevot Institute. Viewers watch the activists as they take their first look at the transcripts, exposed to documentation that was inaccessible for decades, and together with them, learn about dark aspects of Israeli history.  The film seeks to shed light on the connection between silencing crimes of the past and attempts to silence opposition to crimes of the present.

Director: Einat Weizman

33 minutes. Hebrew. Subtitles in English.

The screening will be followed by a conversation (Hebrew) with director Einat Weizman, Adam Raz and Lior Yavne (Akevot) and film’s participants Reuven Abergel, Dr. Meir Baruchin and Israel Frey.

The screening is organized by House of Solidarity.