Knowledge Is The Beginning
Sunday, April 6 • 12:30 PM • Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC
New Jersey Premiere
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra is the only orchestra in the world comprised of young Arab and Jewish musicians performing side by side. Through seven years of documentation, the director illustrates how problems and prejudices are overcome through the desire to make great music.
Special Guests: Members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Winner, International Emmy Award 2006 Arts Programming, Awarded for the Documentary of Highest Cultural Value, DOCFEST Palermo
Director: Paul Smaczny
Country: Germany
Year: 2006
Length: 115 minutes
Format: Beta Sp
Language: Arabic/English/German/Hebrew with English subtitles