We had an amazing lecture/film talk at Library of Congress on the movie “ Dancing in Jaffa”. It’s a must see film. The film will be opening in theaters, throughout the U.S. beginning in April. You can find all the information about the screening locations on their website: www.dancinginjaffa.com/
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/72655101 Pierre Dulaine, an internationally renowned ballroom dancer, is fulfilling a life-long dream when he takes his program, Dancing Classrooms, back to his city of birth, Jaffa. Over a ten-week period, Pierre teaches 10-year-old school children in Jaffa to dance together and compete together. The film explores the complex stories of three different children, who are forced to confront issues of identity, segregation and racial prejudice, as they dance with their enemy. The classroom becomes a microcosm of the Middle East's struggle to work together harmoniously while still caught in the politics of the region and race. With the guidance of Pierre, the children, who live uneasily side-by-side, learn to dance together and trust one another. Dancing In Jaffa offers an up-close-and-personal perspective of how the future might unfold if the art of movement and dance could triumph over the politics of history and geography. Although the film takes place in Jaffa, all of the themes and conflicts deal with universal issues. Director Hilla Medalia To Die In Jerusalem - a Peabody award winner and 3 Emmy nominee, Producer: Diane Nabatoff Take The Lead, Producer: Neta Zwebner-Zaibert Executive Producers: Morgan Spurlock Super Size Me, Nigel Lythgoe and La Toya Jackson. "The content and views expressed in this email reflect my personal views and not the views of the Library of Congress."
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