AVENGE BUT ONE OF MY TWO EYES
by AVI MOGRABI
Israel/France 2005, 100 minutes

"Avenge but one of my two eyes is one of the great essayistic films of modern times" - Mark Cousins (author, The Story of Film)

During the last week of RECOGNISE exhibition there will be a special screening of Avi Mograbi's remarkable film Avenge But One of My Two Eyes on Sunday 2nd September 2007, 4pm at the Contemporary Art Platform, London.

Shot in the Occupied Territories by Israeli director Avi Mograbi, this controversial documentary film draws parallels between the Israeli - Palestinian situation today and the enduring myths of Samson and Masada. Mograbi offers a powerful, at times chilling, lament of the continuing cycles of violence rooted in the past and threatening to engulf everyone's future. With the roots of so much real-world conflict left unexamined by today's restless media, this film reminds us just how vital filmmakers like Avi Mograbi are.

Documentary today is rarely immersed in questions of this magnitude - or tackles them with the level of eloquence shown here by Mograbi. An exceptional and challenging film.

Contemporary Art Platform
1 Thane Villas, London N7 7PH
United Kingdom
077 344 340 66
Sunday 2nd September at 4pm