Jan

17 2021

Weinstein JCC Q&A with Film Director, Nir Bergman

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Contact Leslie McGuigan
lmcguigan@weinsteinjcc.org
http://www.weinsteinjcc.org

$ Cost $ 12.00

Watch the film, HERE WE ARE, and then join us for a Q&A with Director, Nir Bergman, on Sunday, January 17!

ABOUT THE FILM:
Winner of 4 Israeli Ophir Awards including BEST DIRECTOR (Nir Bergman), BEST ACTOR (Shai Avivi) & BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Noam Imber)
A Film by Nir Bergman
Narrative | 92 min | 2020 | Hebrew with English Subtitles
Aharon has devoted his life to raising his son Uri. They live together in a gentle routine, away from the real world. But Uri is autistic, and now as a young adult it might be time for him to live in a specialized home. While on their way to the institution, Aharon decides to run away with his son and hits the road, knowing that Uri is not ready for this separation. Or is it, in fact, his father who is not ready?

ABOUT NIR BERGMAN
Nir Bergman is one of Israel’s leading film and TV
writer/directors. Born in 1969 in Haifa (Israel), he graduated with honors from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem in June 1998. Released in 2002, his debut film, “Broken Wings,” was a major success that won several international awards and was distributed by Sony Classics in the US. Since then, he has written and directed several award-winning feature films and internationally acclaimed TV series. He co-created the original Israeli series “In Therapy”, lateradapted by HBO as “In Treatment”.

Sponsor: Weinstein Properties