Fig Tree
New York Jewish Film Festival 2019
January 9 - 22, 2019
Mina is a 16-year-old Jewish girl who has lived in the midst of the Ethiopian Civil War her entire life. As she plans to flee the country for Israel, she attempts to save her Christian boyfriend from the draft.
Q&As with Fig Tree producer Naomi Levari
Mina is 16 years old and has lived with her brother and grandmother in the midst of the Ethiopian Civil War her entire life, but they are planning to flee for Israel, where her mother awaits their reunion. So Mina is spending her last days in Addis Ababa with her Christian boyfriend Eli, who has ensconced himself in the woods to avoid being drafted into Mengistu Haile Mariam’s army. But Mina wants the best of both worlds and hatches a plan to rescue him. This coming-of-age film is tender and poignant, based on director Aalam-Warqe Davidian’s experience growing up during the Ethiopian Civil War. U.S. Premiere
Preceded by
A Thousand Kisses
Richard Goldgewicht
Brazil/Ireland/Uruguay/USA, 2018, 16 min.
English and German with English subtitles
In this animated short, a young Jewish couple in 1933 Berlin must separate, so they make plans to reunite on the safe tropical shores of Brazil.
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