A tribute to David Perlov, the forefather of modern Israeli documentary cinema and to his 1963 revolutionary film In Jerusalem made a few years before the 1967 War in a divided city.



50 years after In Jerusalem, and inspired by Perlov, leading filmmakers from the Sam Spiegel Film School tell their story using their own personal perspective. Nine select films were curated with the original In Jerusalem to form a new, inter-generational film about a city that has dramatically changed – politically, demographically, economically and culturally.


Footsteps in Jerusalem

(Doc. 90 min, DVD, 2013)

Conceived by: Renen Schorr
Artistic Advisors: Yael Perlov, Dan Geva
Directed by: David Perlov, Dan Geva, David Ofek, Nadav Lapid, Benjamin Freidenberg, Moran Ifergan, Yarden Karmin, Amichai Chasson and Elad Schwartz, Boaz Frankel and Yair Agmon, Nayef Hammoud and Yotam Kislev
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 8, The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Jerusalem Development Authority, The Jerusalem Film and Television Fund
Subtitles: Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles

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Synopsis


A tribute to David Perlov, the forefather of modern Israeli documentary cinema and to his 1963 revolutionary film In Jerusalem made a few years before the 1967 War in a divided city.



50 years after In Jerusalem, and inspired by Perlov, leading filmmakers from the Sam Spiegel Film School tell their story using their own personal perspective. Nine select films were curated with the original In Jerusalem to form a new, inter-generational film about a city that has dramatically changed – politically, demographically, economically and culturally.


Festivals

  • Miami Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2015
  • The Barbican Film Centre, London, 2014
  • The Boston Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2014
  • The Screening Room – Washington Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2014

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Press & Links:

  •  "Footsteps in Jerusalem" was named one the MoMA's 10 influential films of 2013

    "Footsteps in Jerusalem" closed its opening week with a screening for 320 guests at New York's Museum of Modern Art

    Every year there are films that resonate far beyond a theatrical release—if they manage to find their way to a commercial screen at all—or film festival appearance. Their significance can be attributed to a variety of factors, from structure to subject matter to language, but these films are united in their lasting impact on the cinematic art form. For this recurring series, the Department of Film combs through major studio releases and the top film festivals in the world, selecting influential, innovative films made in the past 12 months that we believe will stand the test of time. Whether bound for awards glory or destined to become a cult classic, each of these films is a contender for lasting historical significance, and any true cinephile will want to catch them on the big screen."

    "Footsteps in Jerusalem" is a complex documentary film, yet much of it is without narration. The overall effect is one of diversity, poetry, shadow and light, a look at a city that has changed so much since 1963 and yet, in some ways, hasn't changed at all.

    For the entire review by Amy Kronish, check: http://israelfilm.blogspot.co.il/search/label/--Footsteps%20in%20Jerusalem

Festivals

  • Miami Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2015
  • The Barbican Film Centre, London, 2014
  • The Boston Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2014
  • The Screening Room – Washington Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2014
  • Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2014
  • Punta del Este Jewish Film Festival, Uruguay, 2014
  • The Israel Museum Jerusalem, 2013
  • The Museum of Modern Art New York, NYC, 2013
  • The Jewish Cultural Centre Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2013
  • Museum of Art Ein Harod, Israel, 2013
  • Museum Ludwig Cologne, Germany, 2013
  • Film Museum Munich, Film Museum Budapest, Germany, 2013
  • Film Museum Shanghai, 2013
  • Danish Film Institute Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013
  • The Documentary Film Centre Moscow, Russia, 2013
  • The National Museum Tirana, 2013
  • Rato Ghar Art Centre Kathmandu, 2013
  • Cinémathèque Québécoise Montreal, Canada, 2013
  • Cinémathèque Suisse Lausanne, Switzerland, 2013
  • Cinematheque Korean Film Archive Seoul, 2013
  • Bulgarian National Film Archive Sofia, 2013
  • Filmoteca de Catalunya Barcelona, 2013
  • Filmoteca Española Madrid, 2013
  • Cineteca Nacional Mexico City, 2013
  • Cinemateca de Argentina Buenos Aires, 2013
  • Cinemateca Uruguaya Montevideo, 2013
  • Kinoteka Ljubljana, 2013
  • SKENA UP Festival Pristina, 2013
  • iREP Documentary Film Forum Lagos, 2013
  • Cinema Splendid Palace Riga, 2013
  • Indian Habitat Centre Delhi, 2013
  • Nandan Theatres Kolkata, India, 2013
  • Bozar Cinema Brussels, Belgium, 2013
  • Labia Theatre Cape Town, South Africa, 2013
  • Tuškanac Cinema Zagreb, Croatia, 2013
  • Světozor Cinema Prague, Czech Republic, 2013
  • Babylon Berlin, 2013
  • Agrafka Cinema Krakow, Poland, 2013
  • Lab Cinema Warsaw, Poland, 2013
  • Cinema Victoria Cluj, 2013
  • Mladosť Cinema Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 2013
  • Queen’s Film Theatre Belfast, Ireland, 2013
  • LenDoc Studio Cinema St. Petersburg, Russia, 2013
  • Obala Art Centre Sarajevo, 2013
  • Media Centre Espinho, 2013
  • Cultural Centre Belgrade, 2013
  • LFS – London Film School, UK, 2013
  • University of Vienna, Austria, 2013
  • Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University Tbilisi, Georgia, 2013
  • Catholic University of Lima, Peru, 2013
  • Film School Yaoundé, 2013

Educational

  • Arizona State University
  • Princeton University
  • Duke University
  • Harvard University
  • University of Pennsylvania