Screening: SEVEN BLESSINGS (2023)

DCP | 2023 | Directed by Ayelet Menahemi | Israel | 108 minutes | Hebrew, Arabic, French with English subtitles

Free admission. No registration required

Set in the early 90's in Jerusalem. Marie travels from France to Israel, where her family now lives, to marry her one true love. Her boisterous and drama-filled Jewish-Moroccan family is set to celebrate “Seven Blessings" a traditional week of festive meals in honor of the bride and groom. However, behind the facade of joie de vivre and togetherness hide secrets, lies and an old and painful wound from the past. Israel’s official nomination for the 96th Academy Awards. Winner of 10 Ophir Awards including best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay.

Introduction and Post Film Discussion with Avner Shavit, Silverberg Assistant Professor of the Practice in Jewish Studies, Wesleyan University and Shiri Goren, Senior Lector II in Modern Hebrew, Yale University.

Presented by The Hebrew Program; The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, The Program in Jewish Studies; Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism (YPSA); Council on Middle East Studies (CMES)