LGBTQ Pride & Inclusion in Israel Free Film Screening and Panel Discussion GAY DAYS

LGBTQ Pride & Inclusion in Israel Free Film Screening and Panel Discussion
GAY DAYS
HAZMAN HAVAROD
director Yair Qedar, 2009, Israel 72 min
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:30—9:00 PM Theatre Off Jackson 409 7th Ave S.
FREE
RSVP to: LaurenS@standwithus.com

GAY DAYS is the story of three openly gay people in Israel in 1985. Excluded from public office and oppressed by violence and discrimination, the gay and lesbian population existed underground. Over the next decade, a spectacular revolution unfolded. By 1998 there were up to 3000 openly gay and lesbian people celebrating the Summer of Pride in Israel. Filmmaker Yair Qedar captures this sudden, dramatic rise of the Israeli gay and lesbian community in this riveting and thorough documentary. Qedar, editor of the Pink Times, had unprecedented access to the people and stories of the time. He meticulously weaves together interviews, archival footage, music and photographs to capture the excitement and energy of this extraordinary stretch of history. This wasn’t a violent revolution but a societal uprising driven by people who were ready to come out of hiding and claim their identity.

This is a free screening with a limited number of seats. To reserve a space, please RSVP to LaurenS@standwithus.com