The full program for the 40-film celebration has not yet been announced.
“We are not one genre,” Koenigsberger Gutierrez said. “We’re not only El Chapo and all these you know, drug dealers, and the things you see [in] Hollywood a lot. We are much more than that."
Israeli actress Levanna Finkelstein’s most recent film, Shemi Zarhin’s "Silent," will kick off the tribute at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque for International Women's Day.
The city’s documentary film festival is paying tribute to Jews killed during the Holocaust and to the Jewish community’s enduring importance to the city.
“I think that this film has the capacity to possibly impact and resonate with people of all ages,” said Igor Shteyrenberg, executive director of the festival.
If Golda finds an audience, Helen Mirren’s work will surely snag her an Oscar nod, and very deservedly so.
In spite of Superpower’s flaws, it is an effective portrait of Zelensky and a chronicle of the ongoing war. I hope Penn’s efforts in getting it shown around the world will be successful.
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