Director: Michal Weits | Israel / Canada / Belgium | 2021 | Documentary | Hebrew / English / English Subtitles | 82 min
Screening: Sunday, 20 November, 2:00pm
SYNOPSIS:
The Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) beloved Blue Box campaign was internationally successful in raising support for the purchase and forestation of land in Palestine from the 1920a s. The trees have since spread their roots, but evidence remains of the Palestinian communities displaced by the once-fragile seedlings. Joseph Weits, filmmaker Michal Weitsa great-grandfather, was the key figure in the organization whose private diaries reveal the story of the massive land takeover to enlarge the Jewish footprint. In conversations with her family, she questions his actions, which result in an exploration of Israel’s past and an uncomfortable truth.
SUPPORTED by Consulate of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau / Canadian Consulate in Hong Kong