Ashkenaz
Director: Rachel Leah Jones
（Israel 2007 ／72min／Chinese and English Subtitles）
Documentary Hall: 9/28（Sun）19:00｜Trees Music & Art
MMF to Chiayi: 10/5（Sun）17:00｜Chiayi Performing Arts Center, Experimental Treater
A film about Aszkenazim – Jews of European origin – and the paradox of "whiteness" in Israel in comparison to Europe.
－Director－
Rachel Leah Jones is a director/producer born in Berkeley, California and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. Her directorial credits include: "500 Dunam on the Moon" and "Gypsy Davy". "Ashkenaz" is her 2nd film. Jones has worked on numerous socially and politically engaged documentaries in Israel/Palestine. Over the years, she has been affiliated with various progressive media outlets such as the Alternative Information Center in Jerusalem where she worked as a researcher, writer and photo editor and the critically-acclaimed public TV/radio program "Democracy Now!" where she worked as a camerawoman and video editor.
