TORN: Online Film Screening and Director Q&A

In this exclusive JTA event, you'll watch the acclaimed film "TORN" live on Zoom and then hear directly from the director and others involved in the movie!

After Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attacks, artists and activists put up posters with the faces of Israeli hostages across New York City. What followed was a symbolic battle for public space — strangers ripped, defended, and raged in the streets, and empathy was the first thing to go.

On Oct. 16, just after the two-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks, watch the film that captured the New York poster wars — and the free speech debate that is still reverberating across the United States.

You'll hear directly from and be able to pose questions to:

Nim Shapira, the film's director

Nitzan Mintz and Dede BandAid, the poster designers

Nina Mogilnik, an activist featured in the film

Julia Simon, a friend of Omer Neutra, who was killed by Hamas on Oct. 7

All registrants will receive a recording of the discussion portion of the event.

Tickets are limited, so get yours today!

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Nim Shapira is an award-winning New York–based filmmaker whose work has screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, TED, SIGGRAPH, Slamdance, Cannes Marché du Film and the Venice Biennale. A former MIT OpenDoc Lab and NEWINC fellow, Nim’s films explore empathy, identity and politics. "TORN," which he wrote, directed and produced, is his first feature.

Nitzan Mintz and Dede BandAid are the artists behind the poster design. The renowned Israeli street artists now reside in and work on their art in New York.

Nina Mogilnik is an activist featured in the film.

Julia Simon is a student at Parson’s School of Design in New York City, studying art history and abstract painting. For the last year and a half, she has used her art to highlight the Jewish and Israeli experience, spark discussions among her classmates, combat antisemitism on campus, and raise awareness for the hostages and their release.

Philissa Cramer is the editor in chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

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