Dear John,

Other Israel Film Festival 2021 is running from November 4-11! Don’t miss in-depth films that explore human stories and social issues within Israeli and Palestinian societies.


The Other Israel Film Festival, founded in 2007, presents cinema and television that inspires conversation and takes an in-depth look into Israeli and Palestinian societies. The festival explores human stories and social issues. Other Israel presents dramatic and documentary films, as well as panels and events exploring the relationship between history, culture, and identity. With partner organizations, the festival aims to engage the community, deepen views, challenge perspectives, and drive communities to action.


This year, Ameinu joins other PIN members (Progressive Israel Network) co-sponsoring the screening of Blue Box - a captivating documentary uncovering director Michal Weits’ family impact on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through their involvement in the Jewish National Fund.


Where: At the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan

When: Sun, Nov 7 at 4:30PM.


The film can also be watched online- explore the festival's

on-demand catalog here


Click here for more information and tickets

More about Blue Box:

2021 | 82 minutes | Documentary

New York Premiere


Director: Michal Weits


The Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) beloved Blue Box campaign was internationally successful in raising support for the purchase and forestation of land in Palestine and later Israel. The trees have since spread their roots, but evidence remains of the Palestinian communities displaced by the once-fragile seedlings. Joseph Weits, filmmaker Michal Weits’ great-grandfather, was a key figure in the JNF, and his private diaries reveal the story of the massive land takeover that led to the creation of the state of Israel. In conversations with her family, Michal questions his actions, resulting in an exploration of a nation’s past and an uncomfortable truth.


Screening will be followed by live Q+A with director, Michal Weits.

Presented in collaboration with DOCNYC.

Co-presented by PIN. Progressive Israel Network (PIN) groups including: Americans for Peace Now, Ameinu, Hashomer Hatzair North America, J Street, New Israel Fund (NIF), Partners for Progressive Israel (PPI), T’ruah

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