S Africa: 1 film(s)
Wrong Side of the Bus
Wrong Side of the Bus
Rod Freedman | Australia | 2009 | 56mm
New York Premiere | Visit the website.What’s the price of being a bystander? Sidney Bloch is an internationally recognized professor of psychiatry, ethicist, loving father, singer and author. He is also a man with a troubled conscience. In this film, Sid returns to South Africa for his medical school reunion, determined to resolve the guilt that has troubled him for 40 years. He is accompanied by his teenage son, Aaron, who turns out to be his harshest critic. South African-born documentarian Rod Freedman (Uncle Chatzkel, NYJFF 2001) returns with another smart and sensitive film.
Rod Freedman, director, will be in attendance.
preceded by
Strangers No More
Karen Goodman & Kirk Simon | USA | 2010 | 39mm
In the heart of Tel Aviv is an exceptional school where children from 48 countries and diverse backgrounds come together. This documentary follows several students, natives of Darfur, South Africa, and Eritrea, as they acclimate to life in a new land, while slowly opening up to share their difficult stories. Kirk Simon & Karen Goodman, co-directors, will be in attendance.
Mon Jan 17: 3:30pm
Tue Jan 18: 1:00pm
