BLUE BOX

KUFSA KACHOLA

By Weits MICHAL

CINEPHIL - as SALES All rights, World

Documentary - Completed 2021

The Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) beloved Blue Box campaign was internationally successful in raising support for the purchase and forestation of land in Palestine. The trees have since spread their roots, but evidence remains of the Palestinian communities displaced by the once-fragile seedlings.

Festivals
& Awards

Hotdocs 2021
Docaviv 2021
Israeli Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • ISRAEL
    • Languages
    • HEBREW, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 79 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Weits MICHAL
    • Producer(s)
    • Assaf AMIR (Norma Productions), Uri SMOLY (Norman Productions), Ina FICHMAN (INTUITIVE PICTURES), Eric GOOSSENS (Off-World), Frederik NICOLAI (Off-World)
    • Synopsis
    • The Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) beloved Blue Box campaign was internationally successful in raising support for the purchase and forestation of land in Palestine. The trees have since spread their roots, but evidence remains of the Palestinian communities displaced by the once-fragile seedlings. Joseph Weits, filmmaker Michal Weits’ great-grandfather, was a key figure in the organization. His private diaries reveal the story of the massive land takeover that led to the creation of the State of Israel. In conversations with her family, she questions his actions, which result in an exploration of Israel’s past and an uncomfortable truth.