Join World BEYOND War for our 4th annual virtual film festival!
Marking International Women’s Day (March 8), this year’s “Women & War” virtual film festival from March 9-23, 2024 explores the intersection of women, war, and militarized masculinity. Each week, we’ll host a live Zoom discussion with key representatives from the films and special guests to answer your questions and explore the topics addressed in the films. Scroll down to learn more about each film and our special guests, and to purchase tickets!
How It Works:
- 1 ticket gets you access to all 3 films and 3 live Zoom discussions
- You will get the screening link to watch the films on your own time leading up to the Zoom discussions
- Then join us live on Zoom each Saturday in March from the 9th-23rd to talk with key representatives from the films and special guests! The panel discussions will also be recorded if you can’t join us live.
World BEYOND War understands that our paid festival pass may not be possible for everyone at this time and we are thrilled to be offering one of the films in our festival for free this year. Register here to view Naila and the Uprising, Just Vision’s 2017 film, at no cost. To access our full lineup of films in our festival and the 3 panel discussions, please register below for the main festival pass. Please note that when you register for the main festival pass, Naila and the Uprising will also be included. // World BEYOND War comprende que nuestro pase al festival de forma paga puede no ser posible para todos en este momento y estamos encantados de ofrecer una de las películas de nuestro festival de forma gratuita este año, tanto en español como en inglés. Regístrate aquí para ver Naila y el Levantamiento, así como la película de Just Vision de 2017, sin costo en español e inglés.
Day 1: Discussion of “Israelism” on Saturday, March 9 at 3:00pm-4:00pm Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5)
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Two young American Jews – Simone Zimmerman and Eitan – are raised to defend the state of Israel at all costs. Eitan joins the Israeli military. Simone supports Israel on ‘the other battlefield:’ America’s college campuses. When they witness Israel’s mistreatment of the Palestinian people with their own eyes, they are horrified and heartbroken.
They join the movement of young American Jews battling the old guard over Israel’s centrality in American Judaism, and demanding freedom for the Palestinian people. Their stories reveal a generational divide in the American Jewish community as more young Jews question the narratives their synagogues and Hebrew school teachers fed them as children.
The film also features voices like Jacqui, a Jewish educator who says “Judaism is Israel and Israel is Judaism”, and former Anti-Defamation League President Abe Foxman, who claims voices like Simone and Eitan’s represent a small minority. Thought leaders like Peter Beinart, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Noura Erakat, Cornel West, and Noam Chomsky also weigh in.
Directed by two first-time Jewish filmmakers who share a similar story to the film’s protagonists, Israelism (2023) is produced by Peabody-winner and 4-time Emmy-nominee Daniel J. Chalfen (Loudmouth, Boycott), executive produced by two-time Emmy-winner Brian A. Kates (Marvelous Ms. Maisel, Succession) and edited by Emmy-winner Tony Hale (The Story of Plastic), Israelism uniquely explores how Jewish attitudes towards Israel are changing dramatically, with massive consequences for the region and for Judaism itself.
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Day 2: Discussion of “Naila and The Uprising” on Saturday, March 16 at 3:00pm-4:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4)
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When a nationwide uprising breaks out in 1987, a woman in Gaza must choose between love, family, and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in an inspiring story that weaves through the most vibrant, nonviolent mobilization in Palestinian history – the First Intifada.
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World BEYOND War understands that our paid festival pass may not be possible for everyone at this time and we are thrilled to be offering one of the films in our festival for free this year. Register here to view Naila and the Uprising, Just Vision’s 2017 film, at no cost. To access our full lineup of films in our festival and the 3 panel discussions, please register below. Please note that when you register for the main festival pass, Naila and the Uprising will also be included.
Day 3: Discussion of “Power on Patrol” on Saturday, March 23 at 3:00pm-4:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4)
Find the time in your time zone here.
As news reports remind us on a daily basis, violence, and war are having a devastating effect on countries, communities, and individuals across the world. An hour-long documentary Power on Patrol (2022) from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) sheds light on the concept of militarised masculinities as a key driver of this conflict and aggression, the ways it manifests itself in conflict societies, how it is sustained and spotlights the stories of the male allies doing vital work alongside female activists to achieve equitable peace.
