December 3 – Screening & Artist Talk with Tali Keren
4:00-6:00 PM
403 Knox Hall
Please join us for the screening of Un-Charting (2023) by Tali Keren, followed by an open discussion with MESAAS Chair Gil Hochberg. Part of a trilogy, this film critically examines the settler-colonial imagination, tracing connections between conservative American Evangelism, British imperialism, and Zionism. Layering historical sources and contemporary documentary footage, Un-Charting examines the ideological imbrication – past and present – of conservative American Evangelism, British imperialism, and Zionism. The project investigates how messianic myths travel across time and geography, manifesting in state-sanctioned violence and attempts at Palestinian erasure. While the work pre-dates October 7, it reveals part of the genocidal mechanisms we are witnessing in Gaza today. The work aims to uncover the complexities of the connection between the US and Israel that extend beyond political alliances into the belief systems and rituals of the American Christian right.
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We look forward to seeing you there,
MESAAS, Columbia University