Letter To My Tribe

A video essay directed, written & produced by b.h. Yael, 2024

Film length 98:00 min

English, translated Hebrew & Arabic

Letter to my Tribe started with a question: Why don’t more Jews and Israelis speak out about Palestine?

Over many years my mother and I have had numerous arguments, some recorded, some not. These form the backbone of this video essay in which Israelis and Jews, journalists, activists and a rabbi are interviewed, and in which documentation of actions on the ground are woven with more personal family histories and journeys to Iraq and to Poland.

 
 

Letter to my Tribe Screenings List:

Educational Institutions & Community Screenings:

  • University of Ottawa on Nov 16, 2024

  • The Redwood Theatre on Nov 30, 2024

  • Clarkson Secondary School on Dec 5, 2024

  • Neighbourhood UU on Jan 25, 2025

  • OCAD University on Feb 11, 2025

  • Brock University, St Catherines on March 10 

CREDITS

Video essay by b.h. Yael

Featuring: Noga Abarbanel

Editor: Dennis Day

Music: David Wall

Sound Design and Mix: Scott Purdy

Voice over recordings: Phil Strong, David Wall

Camera & Sound: b.h. Yael

Additional Camera: Natasha Dudinski

Admin & Promotion Assistance: Kat Kleine

Participants in the discussion:

Yaara Benger Alaluf

Daria Carmon

Omri Eran Vardi

Itai Feitelson

Neta Golan

Amira Hass

Guy Hirchfield

Hagit Ofran

Atalia Omer

Ilan Pappe

Brant Rosen

Bob Suberi

Oren Ziv

Translations:

Sukaina Kubba

Lia Tarachansky

Ido Zivli

Thanks for assistance:

Guy Boutavia

Jeff Halper

Jesse Rosenfeld

Thanks for feedback:

Richard Fung

Rebecca Garrett

John Greyson

Mike Hoolboom

Ali Kazimi

Min Sook Lee

Lia Tarachansky

Misha Abarbanel

Niko Block

Yuki Tanaka

Lo Fine

Amy Gottlieb

Heidi McKenzie

Ester Reiter

Miriam Edelson

Special thanks:

Dennis Day

Development Assistance:

Chalmers Fellowship

Massey College Visiting Scholar

Grateful thanks for funding support:

Canada Council for the Arts

Funded by Canada Council for the Arts