Dear Librarian, EYES WIDE OPEN, a highly acclaimed new documentary that explores the complicated relationship of American Jews with Israel, is now available on DVD for your library. The film and its supplementary programming provide and exciting platform to probe the many questions raised by American Jewry about the state of Israel today. Eyes Wide Open presents an opportunity to engage your JCC community in a very personal way with this very relevant issue. At its US at the JCC Manhattan, Eyes Wide Open generated a provocative post-screening discussion with the audience. We invite you to become part of a vital dialogue especially in this year of Israels 60th anniversary celebrations. (Doc., 60 min., color, 2008 New Release) Directed by Paula Weiman-Kelman Written by award-winning journalist Stuart Schoffman Produced by Jonathan Lopatin This timely and riveting new film exploring the complex relationship between American Jews and Israel will spark international conversation. U.S. Premiere: January 29, JCC Manhattan West Coast Premiere: San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Israel Premiere: February 28, Jerusalem Cinematheque Already booked by over 25 venues, mainly in the United States!!! Already purchased by the universities of Yale, Maryland, Duke, Denver & the Hebrew University Six decades after the founding of the Jewish state, when cherished historical memories collide with complex realities, how do you build your own individual relationship to Israel? In order to explore this timely question, Paula Weiman-Kelman spent more than a year following a wide range of American Jews, first-timers and frequent visitors, on their journeys to Israel. The result is Eyes Wide Open a warm and personal film that vividly conveys the joys and ambivalences that inevitably characterize the deep emotional connection between American Jews and Israel. Eyes Wide Open succeeds in lifting the spirit while raising important questions. Shot in Israel and the U.S., in synagogues and airports, at ancient landmarks and modern war zones, the film captures the spontaneous reactions of its ensemble of characters. The visitors represent a spectrum of American Jewry: Orthodox, traditional and secular, male and female, young and old, liberal and conservative. What emerges is an honest and moving collective portrait, graced with visual beauty and spiced with humor. Eyes Wide Open challenges the viewer to reflect upon one's own relationship to Israel, and to begin a fresh conversation. For a trailer and an updated information about the Film, check: http://www.ruthfilms.com/html/m/fs_eyes_wide_open_m.html If you are interested in ordering a DVD, please contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Ruth Diskin Managing Director Ruth Diskin Films Ltd. Tel: 972-2-6724256 Fax: 972-2-6724210 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't forget to check our online catalogue: www.ruthfilms.com
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