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| | SISAI with MOTHERLESS HAYA: 2007 MAINE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL |
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| Date |
From March 21, 2007 5:30 PM
Until March 21, 2007 7:00 PM |
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| Location |
The Movies on Exchange
10 Exchange Street
Portland, ME 04101 |
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| Info Line |
207-831-7495 |
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http://www.mjff.org |
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MJFF
PO Box 7465
Portland, ME 04112
207-831-7495
filmfest@mjff.org
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| Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door. |
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| Description |
 Wednesday, March 20, 2007
The Movies on Exchange
5:30 pm
SISAI
Directed by David Gavro.
Israel, 2005, 52 min., Hebrew and Amharic with English subtitles
Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the 2005 Jerusalem International Film Festival
Ethiopian-Israeli director David Gavro profiles his adopted brother Sisai's life-changing journey from Israel to Ethiopia where he searches for the biological father he never knew. Sisai's pilgrimage coincides with his own marriage and approaching fatherhood.
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MOTHERLESS HAYA
Directed by Haya Zelka.
Israel, 2004, 14 min., Hebrew with English subtitles.
Ethiopian-Israeli teenager Haya Zelka never knew her mother who died during childbirth. In this documentary self-portrait, she struggles to come to terms with this painful loss. |
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