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Film | Germany, Israel, Palestine
Heart of Jenin (Das Herz von Jenin)
Saturday, Jun 13th 3:00pm
$11
After Ahmed Khatib, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy, was accidentally shot and killed by an Israeli soldier, his parents decided to donate as many of his organs as possible to Israeli children in need, including an Orthodox Jew, a Bedouin, and a Druze.
This deeply moving documentary charts the emotional journey Ahmed's parents take, and the Israeli children who are alive today because of their extraordinary gift.
In Arabic, Hebrew, and English with English subtitles.
Directed by Leon Geller and Marcus Vetter
2008, 89min
3:00, 9:00pm
Artists
Leon Geller
Leon Geller grew up in New Jersey before moving to Israel where he completed his military service. He went on to study film and to work for Israeli television stations, where he produced documentaries including Heavy Twenty (2004) and The Tel-Aviv University during The Lebanon War (2006).