The Israeli punk scene is small but passionate, and this fascinating documentary efficiently provides a comprehensive look inside the issues and music that drive it. Israeli society with its political tensions, constant threat of violence and religious authorities’ influence over secular laws provides no shortage of material to fuel the fires of rebellion upon which punk rock depends. With bands that range the political spectrum, from left to right, to no politics at all, Jericho’s Echo presents a sub-culture of punks that are outwardly identical to their cohorts worldwide, while at the same time being uniquely Israeli.
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel