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| Genesis |
| Mali
and France, 1999, 35mm, 102 minutes French with English subtitles Director: Cheick Oumar Sissoko DC Premiere Sunday, December 5, 7:15 pm Monday, December 6, 8:45 pm |
| A critical success at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Genesis is a poetic, sometimes brutal and visually stirring interpretation of Chapters 23 through 37 of the first book of the Bible. The film features an excellent cast of African actors including Malinese singer and international pop star Salif Keita in the role of Esau who at the start of the film is planning revenge against his brother Jacob for stealing his birthright. Jacob sits at home, deep in mourning for the loss of his favorite son, Joseph. His other sons meanwhile are tangling with Hamor the Canaanite whose son wishes to marry their sister Dinah. The exogamous conflict leads to a bloody confrontation evocative of the sectarian violence which has plagued the modern world as well as the biblical. The harsh desert wilderness provides an appropriate backdrop for a film with an epic scope and a universal message about brotherhood and humanity. |
| Chanukah Candlelighting will take place at 5:45 pm every night in the Q Street Lobby of the DCJCC (December 4 through 10) |
In Cooperation with
| The Embassy of France | ||
| and The
Embassy of the Republic of Mali |
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Welcoming Remarks:
His Excellency, The Ambassador of the Republic of Mali,
Cheick Oumar Diarrah
Introduction:
Rabbi Joel Alter, Chair of the Bible Department,
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (Dec. 6 only)
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Genesis
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