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Barriers followed by Beyond the Boundaries

Barriers

Short/Israel/22 minutes/2011
Directed by Golan Rise
Hebrew with English subtitles

A sneak preview from the Maale Film School in Jerusalem.

Uri, a young officer, together with two soldiers under his command, are manning a checkpoint in the territories. Two women from the Watch organization try to interfere with their work. Uri is confused as he receives an order to close the checkpoint because of a bomb threat amidst the womens screaming. An unpredictable outcome ensues.

Followed by

Beyond the Boundaries
2011/60 minutes/Israel & USA
Directed by Yonatan Nir
Produced by Nina Zale
English and Hebrew with subtitles

Four disabled Israeli veteran soldier are participants in the program, Golshim L'Chaim-Ski To Live. They tell their stories from injured to empowered, and are transformed through their one week experience of learning to ski and snowboard in Aspen, CO. Here they overcome adversity and challenge themselves physically. They are able to temporarily forget their limitations and leave with a renewed sense of hope for their futures.

Sponsored by the Goldrich Family Foundation

In cooperation with UCLA Hillel, Center for Jewish Studies at UCLA and Center for Israel Studies UCLA and the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity