Footsteps In Jerusalem

The film, “Footsteps in Jerusalem,” is a tribute to David Perlov, the father of Israeli documentary cinema, whose groundbreaking film of 50 years ago of a very similar name, “In Jerusalem,” inspired the project. “In Jerusalem,” which won the Bronze Medal at the Venice Film Festival in 1963, was not only a landmark film in its time, says Renen Schorr, the founding director of the Jerusalem-based Sam Spiegel Film & Television School, but also, that rare example of an old Israeli documentary that continues to resonate with students today.

The new cinematic work interweaves nine short films by students and graduates of the Spiegel school with Perlov’s original 33-minute documentary to illustrate how dramatically Israel’s capital has changed in the past half century– politically, demographically, economically and culturally.

On 12.12.13, a decade after Perlov’s passing away, the film was screened in an international event at 50 select locations in Israel and worldwide.

Cast:
Zelda Schneersohn Mishkovsky

Director: Amichai Chasson
Runtime: 87 min
Genre: Documentary
Language: Hebrew
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2013