There have been amazing examples of human solidarity in the current crisis, but not for everyone. Migrants, refugees, and minority groups have experienced increasing and worse discrimination than ever before and a decrease in their already precarious conditions. How can immigrants, who are one-third of the world's population, be included as part of our local communities and how can we stop seeing them as a threat or a burden?

In conversation: Ai Weiwei Chinese Artist, Curator & Activist, and Yves Daccord Former Director General - International Committee of the Red Cross 2010-2020

Moderated by: Lee Yaron, Haaretz Welfare and Immigration Correspondent

Screening of the films:

Human Flow

Dir.: Ai Weiwei I Germany 2017 I 140 minutes I English, Arabic, Farsi

Hebrew subtitles

Tens of millions of immigrants roam the world, escaping warzones, poverty and famine, trying to ensure a better future for themselves and their families. Masterful Chinese artist Ai Weiwei embarks on a global journey to document this phenomenon. From the shores of Europe to the US/Mexican border, Weiwi moves between different viewpoints: from shots capturing the beauty of the human flow to that of the immigrants themselves. Human Flow is an intimate and humane portrait of the great migration of humankind.

The Other Side of Hope

Dir.: Aki Kaurismäki I Finland 2017 I 100 minutes I Finnish, English, Arabic, Swedish I Hebrew subtitles

In contemporary Finland, a chance meeting between a salesman and a Syrian refugee provides them with abundant hope. Director Aki Kaurismäki combines his social views with unique humor in an affective and amusing film – one of this past year’s best.

Participants

Ai Weiwei Chinese Artist, Curator & Activist                                        Yves Daccord Former Director General – International Committee of the Red Cross 2010-2020

Moderated by: Lee Yaron, Haaretz Welfare and Immigration Correspondent