Journal 3

Today is the opening night of JCC's Other Israel Festival. This festival focuses on Israeli and Palestinian societies and underrepresented  populations in Israel. As an intern, I have been running a lot of errands. This include set running to several stores to get certain items and setting up stations and food. For the opening film they are screening Advocate directed by Philippe Bellaiche and Rachel Leah Jones. This documentary is about a Jewish-Israeli lawyer who has represented political prisoners for nearly 50 years. In her tireless quest for justice, she defends Palestinians—from feminists to fundamentalists and nonviolent demonstrators to armed militants.  Also, this will be my first time attending a film festival which I am really excited about. Some other things they doing today are watching more submissions for their ReelAbilities Festival for 2020. This festival focuses on individuals with disabilities and their stories. Most on these films are heartbreaking but extremely informative .