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Monday, January 16 at 8:00pm Miami Beach JCC, Outdoor Field
Streaming January 17-25, 2023 Digital Screening Room

Israel | 90 minutes | 2022

Exodus 91

Southeast US Premiere

This extraordinary film follows Israeli diplomat, Asher Naim, on a seemingly insurmountable mission to bring 15,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. As he learns more about these African Jews, he finds himself between worlds and faces a crisis of faith in himself and his country. Set in 1991 amidst the international politics behind Operation Solomon, Asher Naim learns he is being sent to Ethiopia to negotiate the release of thousands of Ethiopian Jews from a country collapsing under famine and civil war. Working with his Ethiopian-Israeli colleagues who themselves immigrated to Israel only a decade earlier, Asher’s faith in his mission is tested as he navigates the treacherous world of bureaucracy and politics.

The special under the stars premiere event will feature the attendance of Gideon Naim, Asher Naim's son, who will participate in a Q&A after the screening.

Director's Bio

Directed by Micah Smith

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Micah Smith is an award-winning director of short films and feature-length documentaries. He has a bachelor’s in film production from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and his films have played in over 50 festivals worldwide. In 2004, Micah moved to Israel where he has focused on feature-length documentaries, short narrative films, and web series.

Cast and Credits

Director

Micah Smith

Screenwriter

Eitan Anner

Cinematographer

Amos Raphaeli

Editor

Gilad Inbar

Cast

Yoram Toledano, Shai Ferdo, Sarit Wuvet

Film Info

Year

2022

Country

Israel

Run-time

90 minutes

Language

Hebrew, English, Amharic with English subtitles
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