Ithaca College

The second film in "Israeli Voices: Contemporary Israeli Films" will be introduced by the filmmaker, Yun Suh, who will lead a discussion about the film afterwards.

CITY OF BORDERS goes inside the vibrant community at the only gay bar in Jerusalem, where people of opposing nationalities, religions and sexual orientations create a sanctuary among those typically viewed as each other’s “enemy.” The documentary portrays the daily lives of the Israeli bar owner and four Israeli and Palestinian patrons as they navigate the minefield of politics, religion and discrimination to live and love openly.

Yun Suh’s love of visual storytelling sparked at age 8 when she immigrated to Connecticut from South Korea without knowing a word of English. Television and movies became her most important classroom where she learned the language and the American culture. But without role models, she didn’t think being a filmmaker was a career possibility. She studied to become a doctor to fulfill her mother’s dream and kept her passion for film hidden. Her life took a big turn when her mother died during her last year of college. Believing that her mother’s death was caused by her inability to fully express herself, Suh devoted her life to true communication and self-expression.

Yun Suh’s visit will also include these meetings:

9:25-10:40 a.m. Williams 218
Professor Sue-Je Gage: “Anthropology of the U.S. Military”

Noon, Williams 313
Meeting with interested students, sponsored by the Asian American Alliance

2:35-3:50 p.m., Smiddy 325
Professor Changhee Chun, “Understanding a Visual Language”

Yun Suh’s visit to campus is cosponsored by the LGBT Center, Hillel, the Anthropology Department, and the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Kim Wojtanik in the H&S Dean’s Office at 274-3102 or kwojtanik@ithac.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

The film series “Israeli Voices” is cosponsored by Hillel, and Steven Weiss ’91 is generously supporting the series.

For more information, please contact Rebecca Lesses, Jewish Studies Coordinator, at 274-3556 or rlesses@ithaca.edu