DECRYPTAGE
France 2002; 100 min.
French w/ subtitles; Directors: Philippe Bensoussan and Jacques Tarnero
West Coast Premiere!
6:00 PM, MONDAY, MARCH 15, PACIFIC PLACE

This provocative documentary struck a major chord with French Jews, who for weeks after the film opened stood in line to get into packed screenings. They responded to the film’s up front agenda: to make a case that the mainstream French media blames Israel for the outbreak of the second Intifada and that the media worsens existing and growing European anti-Semitism. Co-director Jacques Tarnero states: “We have nothing against criticism of the policies of the government of the State of Israel. But what we have seen for two years now...is just demonization, defamation and denunciation of Israel.”

PANEL DISCUSSION:
ISREAL AND THE MEDIA