ROCK IN THE RED ZONE
A Tale of music and romance on the frontlines of a Never-Ending war
Despite constant fear and regular runs to bomb shelters that occur in the Israeli town of Sderot, this particular community has become an epicenter for rock music in Israel. Director Laura Bialis travels to Israel and finds a community there that is unlike any other.
Followed by Q&A with a Middle East expert from the Anti-Defamation League
Sunday, January 24 at 6:30 pm | $13 Members | $18 Public
Includes Reception with Israeli food & music
On the edge of Israel’s Negev Desert lies Sderot, a city of factory workers and rock musicians–the children of refugees from North Africa and the Middle East. Despite being pummeled for years by homemade missiles, the people of Sderot persevere. In raucous Moroccan celebrations, they embrace newcomers. In quiet family dinners, they voice their dreams, and in underground bomb shelters, they create music – a unique
Sderot Sound that has transformed Israeli music by injecting Middle Eastern influences into Western Rock. Into this intense cauldron of art, sand and bloodshed comes an American woman with a camera. Searching for a story about music, filmmaker Laura Bialis encounters a creative community that captivates her, leads her to love and changes the course of her life. Featuring stunning vérité footage, Rock In the Red Zone is raw and heartbreaking, yet the film also inspires hope. Through music, it demonstrates the power of artistic creation to transcend even the most challenging circumstances. It also reminds us that sometimes in the least expected places, we can find magic. (Israel, 2015, 90 min., DCP | Dir. Laura Bialis)
Co-Presented by the New York Region of the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Without Walls
