Israeli Documentary Series presents: To Cure Longing

The Israeli Documentary Series presents: To Cure Longing (2022, runtime 65 min, director: Artyom Dubitski). A young immigrant's inquiry into the life of his family in Russia and Ukraine before reaching Israel. The filmmaker is taken on a life changing journey that forces him to cope with transgenerational trauma, when at the age of 30, he travels along with his father to Russia to meet his grandmother for the first time. He himself handles the camera and directs the conversations in a subtle way, achieving moments of Chekhovian intensity. Winner of the Best Documentary Film, Jerusalem Film Festival, 2022. A reception will precede this film at 6:30PM in the Ruby Lounge.