How do the Palestinian and Israeli (Arab and Jewish) education systems teach the history of their peoples? This powerful film follows several Israeli and Palestinian teachers over the course of an academic year. Through observing their exchanges and confrontations with students, debates with the official curriculum and its restrictions, the viewers obtain an intimate glimpse into the profound and long-lasting effect that the Israeli/Palestinian conflict transmits to the next generation.


Teaching Ignorance

Doc, 52 min, 2015

Written and Directed by: Tamara Erde
Produced by: Julien Loron – Saya
Supported by: France3 via Stella, BBC Arabic, CNC, Procirep, Brut die welt fund Germany
Language: Arabic & Hebrew with English subtitles

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How do the Palestinian and Israeli (Arab and Jewish) education systems teach the history of their peoples? This powerful film follows several Israeli and Palestinian teachers over the course of an academic year. Through observing their exchanges and confrontations with students, debates with the official curriculum and its restrictions, the viewers obtain an intimate glimpse into the profound and long-lasting effect that the Israeli/Palestinian conflict transmits to the next generation.


Awards

  • The Ambulante Award for Best Documentary – Euganea Film Festival, Italy, 2016

Festivals

  • Austin Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2016
  • Ethnological International Film Festival, Belgrade, 2016
  • XV Euganea International Film Festival, Italy, 2016
  • Le voci dell'inchiesta International Film Festival, Italy, 2016

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Festivals

  • Austin Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2016
  • Ethnological International Film Festival, Belgrade, 2016
  • XV Euganea International Film Festival, Italy, 2016
  • Le voci dell'inchiesta International Film Festival, Italy, 2016
  • One World Romania International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, 2016
  • ZagrebDox International Film Festival, Croatia, 2016
  • The Other Israel Film Festival, NYC, 2015
  • Mesa Film Festival, USA, 2015

Educational

  • UCLA
  • University of Hong Kong
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Harvard University
  • Gratz College, Philadelphia
  • Tufts University
  • Duke University

Awards

  • The Ambulante Award for Best Documentary – Euganea Film Festival, Italy, 2016