Join JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival and filmmaker Nistan Tal for a LIVE Q&A on Sunday, November 21 at 7pm. The discussion is including with your ticket purchase. You will use the same link to watch the film to join the LIVE Q&A.
When Raffael Lomas, Israeli artist and TED Fellow, travels to Uganda to make art with South Sudanese children raised in Israel and deported back to Africa, he forges unexpected connections and wrestles with the question – what is the real value of art? In a complex and layered story, 8000 Paper Clips explores the value of art, Raffael’s own history with depression and struggle, and what humans need – no matter their national status. It follows a group of extraordinary young people as they overcome adversity and build hope for their future – with the support of a team of people whose hearts they have touched. When resources are limited and the need is great – what is the real value of art? No matter how much Raffael tortures himself with that question, ultimately it is the children who are best able to answer it.
Short: Music is Life - Volunteers work with stateless refugee children in southern Tel Aviv, offering them a safe haven and the gift of music. Director: Marc Kornblatt, 2021, Israel, English, 5:37
- Year2020
- Runtime61 minutes
- LanguageHebrew, English
- CountryIsrael, United States, Uganda
- DirectorNitsan Tal
- CastRaffael Lomas
- EditorLiki Tapuach
Join JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival and filmmaker Nistan Tal for a LIVE Q&A on Sunday, November 21 at 7pm. The discussion is including with your ticket purchase. You will use the same link to watch the film to join the LIVE Q&A.
When Raffael Lomas, Israeli artist and TED Fellow, travels to Uganda to make art with South Sudanese children raised in Israel and deported back to Africa, he forges unexpected connections and wrestles with the question – what is the real value of art? In a complex and layered story, 8000 Paper Clips explores the value of art, Raffael’s own history with depression and struggle, and what humans need – no matter their national status. It follows a group of extraordinary young people as they overcome adversity and build hope for their future – with the support of a team of people whose hearts they have touched. When resources are limited and the need is great – what is the real value of art? No matter how much Raffael tortures himself with that question, ultimately it is the children who are best able to answer it.
Short: Music is Life - Volunteers work with stateless refugee children in southern Tel Aviv, offering them a safe haven and the gift of music. Director: Marc Kornblatt, 2021, Israel, English, 5:37
- Year2020
- Runtime61 minutes
- LanguageHebrew, English
- CountryIsrael, United States, Uganda
- DirectorNitsan Tal
- CastRaffael Lomas
- EditorLiki Tapuach
