SPRING 2019 LECTURES
In Her Footsteps
Award-winning documentary film In Her Footsteps
Film screening followed by an interview of director Rana Abu Fraiha by Sarah Friedland,
director of MDOCS Storytellers Institute
With an introduction by Murat Yildiz, Assistant Professor of History, Skidmore College
Monday, February 11
7:00 PM, Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
Free and open to the public
Sponsors: Perlow Lecture Series
Co-sponsors: MDOCS, History, International Affairs, Political Science, Gender Studies,
Religious Studies, Sociology, Hillel, Muslim Students Association, and the Office
of Religious and Spiritual Life.
Israel 2017 | 75 minutes | Hebrew, Arabic | English subtitles
In Her Footsteps documents an entire family torn between fulfilling a dying mother's last wish, societal regulations, and familial expectations. The film explores family intimacy, secrets, and dilemmas and raises serious questions about gender, identity, and community through the lens of Rana Abu Fraiha’s family in Omer, Israel.
Van Leer Award for Best Director of a Documentary, Jerusalem Film Festival 2017
Israel Academy Award nominee for best documentary over 60 min, 2018 (Israeli Oscar)
Best Documentary Director at the Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg 2018
Won best feature film in the competition of Documentary Filmmakers Forum, Israel,
2018
Winner of the Shulamit Aloni Human Rights award, 2018
Winner of the Culture Minister Prize for Encouragement of Creativity, named after
Yitzhak Navon, 2018
About the Jacob Perlow Series: A generous grant from the estate of Jacob Perlow - an immigrant to the United States in the 1920s, a successful business man deeply interested in religion and philosophy, and a man who was committed to furthering Jewish education - supports annual lectures and presentations to the College and Capital District community on issues broadly related to Jews and Judaism.