Zion, Auto-Emancipation

During the first Zionist Congress in 1897, Theodor Herzl brought up the issue of the creation of a Jewish state. The congress took place in Basel and was attended by Eliyahu Munchik-Margalit, Amos Gitai’s maternal grandfather. In 1933, Amos Gitai’s father, Munio Weinraub Gitai, also passed through Basel as he fled Nazi Germany… A journey from Basel to Jerusalem, from Vienna to Haifa, from 1897 to today.
 

Cast Uri Avneri, Theo Balmer, Efratia Gitai, Amos Gitai

Cinematography Nurith Aviv Sound Alex Claude Editing Roy Shmueli Music Simon Stockhausen, Markus Stockhausen Production Tal Productions, Agav Films Line producer Paul Rozenberg

 

FESTIVAL

• Venice: Biennale di Venezia/Mostra d’arte cinematografica 1999 – Out of competition – UNESCO award