Exodus 91
New York Jewish Film Festival 2023
January 12 - 23, 2023
Through a hybrid of documentary and dramatic narrative, this historical drama returns to the politically complex May 1991 event known as Operation Solomon, when Israel negotiated the release of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews to save them from a country plagued by famine and civil war.
Q&As with director Micah Smith
In his vital, gripping film, director Micah Smith brings a historical moment to vivid life through a hybrid of documentary and dramatic narrative. Smith returns to the politically complex May 1991 event known as Operation Solomon. Israeli diplomat Asher Naim travels to Ethiopia to act as negotiator for the release of 15,000 Ethiopian Jews, hoping to save them from a country plagued by famine and civil war. This seemingly altruistic mission, however, is thrown into doubt and skepticism when Naim begins to suspect the rescue mission might be a publicity stunt for his home country, and the Ethiopians wonder whether they have been little more than pawns. At the same time that the escalating situation on the ground becomes combustible, Naim’s crisis of faith grows.
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