Tours

Docu.Text Festival invites you to enrich your viewing experience with unique tours that include encounters with original materials from the Library’s collection. The tours will be conducted in Hebrew

Print Fever

Sun, 18.8, 18:00

An exploration in light of the film Endless Letterpress

From the invention of printing in the fifteenth century to the design of the Hebrew print font in the first decade of the State of Israel. The tour will be accompanied by an exhibition of rare books from the collections of the National Library.

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"Remember Me and I shall remember you"

Tue, 20.8, 19:00

An exploration in light of the virtual project: Zikr - A Sufi Revival

Sufi manuscripts from the Islamic and Middle Eastern collection and Sufi music in the National Sound Archive

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The Voice of Israel in Arabic

Thu, 22.8, 18:45

An exploration in light of the film Iraq ‘n Roll

Jewish-Arabic music in the collection of the National Library

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Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Complex

Tuesday & Wednesday, 20-21.08 ,10:00-18:00, Berman Hall, In English

This year, Docu.Text Festival invites you take part in a multisensory experience with three ground breaking and imagination-expanding virtual projects. The works each seek to revive distant stories, places and voices, enabling the viewer to be present and participate and not just observe from a distance of time or place.

Entrance to the screening of virtual and augmented reality films is free. Registration will be on site. Screenings take place continuously. Seating is limited.

THE MONUMENT

A virtual reality film that takes us into the world of Simeon, a 90 year-old engineer and inventor from Yeruham, who has created a fantastical and enchanted small world in his apartment, and who dreams of establishing a colorful memorial in Yeruham commemorating the Red Army’s victory over the Nazis.

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East of the Rockies

Through augmented reality technology, viewers follow Yuki, a Japanese Canadian girl, who was deported during World War II by the Canadian government on charges of loyalty to the enemy, on her escape from one location to the next. Viewers choose objects, and at their own pace, move among the locations and focus on the details to gradually reveal her story.

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Zikr: A Sufi Revival

Understanding Sufism, by its very nature, is experiential. ZIKR: A SUFI REVIVAL takes four participants on an interactive virtual reality journey into a world of ecstatic ritual, dance and music, in order to explore the nature of faith alongside followers of this mystical Islamic tradition. Through the physical experience of the Sufi tradition and interviews with its practitioners, this virtual reality experience aims to bring to light the nuances of this religion, revealing a practice of inclusion, acceptance, art, joy, and understanding.

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Special Events

A meeting with the creators of ZIKR:

JOHN FITZGERALD, MATTHEW NIEDERHAUSER, IGAL NASSIMA

Levels of Reality – Masterclass

Tue, 20.8, 11:00

Who says there is a time and place for everything? Virtual reality technology proves that physical boundaries and time can be broken and invites you to take part in a multi-sensory experience. Masterclass with the creators of Zikr, John Fitzgerald, Matthew Niederhauser and Igal Nassima, is a chance to get to know and even experiment with the most advanced technologies being use by digital story artists. The discussion will be in English. The masterclass is free. Advance registration required.

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EXPERIENTIAL STORYTELLING LECTURE

Wed, 21.8, 12:40

Open meeting enabling a peak behind the scenes of the world of virtual reality with international artists, the creators of Zikr, John Fitzgerald, Matthew Niederhauser and Igal Nassima. The discussion will be in English. The event is free. Advance registration required.

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Seminar: Truth Be Told - Documentary Filmmaking in the Era of Fake News

Monday, 19.08, 10:30-16:00

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Closing event: Dudu Tassa hosts the Kuwaitis - Movie and Concert

Thursday, 22.08, 20:00

Dudu Tassa, one of Israel’s leading rock musicians, listened to thousands of recordings of his grandfather and great uncle, Salah and Daoud Al-Kuwaity, who were among the greatest musicians in Iraq and the Arab world from the 1930s to the 19050s, uncovering a story of tremendous fame as well as pain The journey in search of family roots that gave rise to the project “Dudu Tassa & the Kuwaitis,” revives the old songs, giving them an up-to-date interpretation. On the occasion of the release of the project’s third album, Docu.Text festival 05 invites you to watch the film Iraq ‘n Roll, documenting Tassa’s musical journey and, following the screening, to enjoy a live performance by Dudu Tassa & the Kuwaitis featuring selected songs from their rich repertoire.

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