Apples and Oranges

NH Premiere

Virtual only

Available Thursday, March 31 – Sunday, April 10 

48-hour viewing window after unlock 

Admission: $12/household

Adult Content 

Includes Zoom discussion with director Yoav Brill

Monday, April 4, 7:00 PM  

Director: Yoav Brill

Documentary, 2021, Israel

80 minutes

Hebrew, English with subtitles

Kibbutz volunteering began in the 1960s as the idealistic and rebellious youth generation was charmed by the old communist ideology brought to life in the Israeli kibbutz. The 1967 Six-Day War attracted a wave of support for Israel that the kibbutz movement saw as a miracle. When travel agencies started selling “kibbutz volunteering” packages, volunteering became a profitable business, and the kibbutz found itself facing unfamiliar phenomena: drugs, alcohol, and marriage with non-Jewish volunteers. During the 1980s, unemployment across Europe secured a steady stream of volunteers, but Israel had changed. The war in Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict forced volunteers to face a new question: Does supporting the kibbutz mean supporting the state of Israel?

Selection: UK Jewish Film Festival 2021, Sacramento Jewish Film Festival 2022