Published: 22 October 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Advocate tells the story of Israeli human rights lawyer, Lea Tsemel, who has represented Palestinians for five decades. Her clients range from terror suspects to non-violent demonstrators, prompting many Israelis to consider her beyond the pale.
In a Q&A session after the screening on Saturday, hosted by The Jewish Independent, Jones reflected on the scale of the impact made by her film.
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Advocate was condemned by Israel’s government when it was named best picture at Tel Aviv’s annual Docaviv film festival in May. The fallout continued when Israel’s state lottery, in response to a campaign from a group of bereaved families, declared it would withdraw its funding for future grants given to best picture winners at the festival in the wake of Advocate’s award. However, it reversed that decision after pressure from Israel's arts community.
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The Jewish Independent will host another Q&A with Rachel Leah Jones after another screening of the film this evening at the Verona cinema in Paddington, Sydney
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Advocate: The Jewish-Israeli lawyer who defends Palestinians on Sunday Extra (ABC)
‘Someone has to make a film about her; it looks like that someone is us’ (The Jewish Independent)
