DocAviv hosts 10 days of screenings throughout Tel Aviv
Icelandic rapids, Pippi Longstocking’s creator and social networks are among the subjects covered in film festival’s 28th edition
by Jessica Steinberg Follow You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page You will no longer receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page · The Times of IsraelTel Aviv’s Cinematheque is gearing up to host its annual DocAviv film festival, featuring documentaries covering everything from Elon Musk and Tesla to Iceland’s glaciers, the war in Ukraine and the backstory of Pippi Longstocking’s creator.
The festival begins May 28 and runs through June 6, with screenings at the Cinematheque as well as the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the ZOA House, and outdoor screenings at Suzanne Dellal, Reading Park and other locations throughout the city.
The films span countries and issues, from the women of Belarus, the narratives of October 7 and the war in Gaza to menopausal myths, a clown couple, and a legendary World War II spymaster.
Among the visiting guests is British documentary filmmaker and two-time Academy Award winner Simon Chinn, who will screen his 2008 film “Man on Wire” and conduct a master class.
Another event is a panel discussion about social networks and the algorithms behind them, followed by a screening of “Molly vs the Machines,” about a vulnerable teenager targeted with harmful content by social media algorithms.
The open-air screenings include “In Rough Waters,” a high-adrenaline portrait of a kayaker and mother of two testing the limits of danger in Iceland’s raging rapids, on June 2, 8:30 p.m., at the Lighthouse in Reading Park.
“Super Paradise: The Story of Mykonos” is a look at the Greek isle before it became a luxury destination, being screened June 2, 8:30 p.m., at Mitzpor Cafe.
A soccer-themed activity space at the Cinematheque plaza will include an outdoor screening of an episode of the Israeli public broadcaster Kan’s “Queen of the Neighborhood,” offering an inside look at the Bnei Yehuda soccer team, on June 1.
The festival will close its 10 days of screenings with a festive evening at Beit Romano’s Teder Plaza, starting with a screening of two episodes of “Black Gold: The Story of Israeli Hip Hop” and a party on Saturday, June 6, with a 9 p.m. screening and 11 p.m. party.