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Sderot "Street Cinematheque" Event
The program grew from a single conversation with the Sderot Youth Department. We proposed showing films outside in parks throughout the city. [This was possible because of the ceasfire now in place.]
We soon learned that the Youth Department had a similar, but smaller, program already for July. Together, we quickly agreed to extend and greatly expand the program for August. The "Street Cinematheque" event will screen one movie three times a week in the local parks, for children and youth; and another movie once a week at the Cinematheque plaza for adults and young adults.
| Movie Line-up | |
| Youth | Adults & Young Adults |
| Bee Movie | Kite Runner |
| Prince Bride | Love in the Time of Cholera |
| Pay it Forward | Noodles |
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[ Naturally, all movies are dubbed or have Hebrew sub-titles ] |
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The Sderot "Street Cinematheque" program starts on Monday, Aug. 8th with a screening of the film "Kite Runner" at the Sderot Cinematheque plaza.
This program was developed with the help and support of:
Sderot Youth Department
Sderot Cinematheque
Sderot Community Center
Youth Leadership Council
Congregation Magen Avraham (Omer)
KBY extends it's thanks to these organizations and to our contributors. What we've accomplished is amazing!
Additional benefits:
*** 1) Rather than renting equipment for 12 screening; it was cheaper to buy the equipment -- a projector, sound system and an outdoor screen (which was "homemade.") We didn't anticipate the demand for the equipment in the community (which of course will continue to be useful long after this program.)
The Youth Council used it for the balance of their July outdoor film program; the brand new Community Center borrowed our projector for a film they screened in the main auditorium; the Youth Council's White Nights program (Thurs. night program for teenagers) used the equipment for karaoke and films.
*** 2) The Sderot Cinematheque has a very special cafe on the premises. It's run by the ELEM organization, which provides services for youth in distress in Israel. We've arranged for them to provide refreshments for films at the Cinematheque plaza and for their staff to help us.
*** 3) We hired a Sapir College (Sderot) student to help with project. As part of his college program, he produced a short film (2 1/2 mins.) about the situation in Sderot. We asked him to covert the format and post the film on YouTube. We hope to have it posted on this page next week.
Please help us do more?
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SDEROT PROJECT
All contributors above $36 will receive the Pizmon
Sderot CD.
For contributions over $180 we will include your name on
this page as a sponsor and send you 4 CDs.
The Pizmon Sderot Benefit CD will be made available to all associated groups raising funds for Sderot, the Masorti Foundation (Conservative), the IMPJ (Reform), KBY congregations, and any of your congregations who would like to help. Please contact us for information at: info@KBYonline.org
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Here is why we are doing this project...
Pictures by Sderot kids
displayed at the Community Center.
(Click on image for a larger view)
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