Yair Qedar — Playwright (2)

Movie

Spinoza: 6 Reasons for the Excommunication of the Philosopher (2022)
המוחרם IMDb Douban
大卫·奥费克 actor: Jeremy Fogel / Yitzhak Y. Melamed
other title: Spinoza / המוחרם
The excommunication of Baruch Spinoza, the Dutch Jewish philosopher who revolutionized modern thought, is a formative, mysterious event in the understanding of his work. Director David Ofek takes us on an intercontinental journey tracing six reasons for Spinoza's excommunication. Between Amsterdam, the Hague, New York, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv, he makes some surprising discoveries, and traces the figure of a man who continues to intrigue our culture with his ideas, which remain revolutionary, spiritual, and radical to this day. This is the 17th film in The Hebrews project.

Movie

Zelda: A Simple Woman (2015)
Zelda: Eisha Pshuta IMDb Douban
other title: זלדה: אשה פשוטה
She published her first book of poetry at the age of 53 and became a prominent figure in the field of Hebrew literature. Niece of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, living alone in Jerusalem, writing poems of pieces of paper, surrounded by a small court of lovers and admirers. Through never-seen berfore archival footage and meetigns with her loves and friends (Amos, Chava Alberstein), the film gently sketches a portrait of the first religious female poet.