Photo by: Elad Sarig

Sat | 20.5

Docaviv at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Docaviv comes to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art once again! Select art, design, and culture documentaries from the festival’s programs will be screened at the museum. Some of the screenings will be prefaced by short talks by the museum’s curators. Thanks to the partnership between Docaviv and the museum, film lovers can enjoy riveting and thought-provoking films from around the world and visit exhibitions by brilliant Israeli and international artists—with the same ticket.

(*Entry to the exhibitions during the museum’s opening hours is included with the film ticket)

A list of the films and speakers:

10:00 | Close to Vermeer
The preparations for a giant Vermeer exhibition are well underway, and behind the scenes, emotions run sky-high.
Introduction by Lihi Levie, Modern and Contemporary Art Conservator

12:00 | Vishniac
Photographer Roman Vishniac captured life in Europe’s Jewish communities just before the world changed forever.
Introduction by Noa Rosenberg, Curator of Modern Art, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
We recommend visiting the exhibition “My Name is Maryan” before watching the film.

14:30 | SALVATORE: Shoemaker of Dreams
A colorful and inspiring portrait of visionary craftsman Salvatore Ferragamo, the greatest Italian shoemaker.
Introduction by Ya’ara Keydar, fashion historian & curator.

17:15 | A Movie at the Center
A look at the past and present of Dizengoff Center, a place that has become much more than a Tel Aviv icon over the years.
Introduction by Prof. Arch. Eran Neuman, Head of the Azrieli Architectural Archive, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
We recommend visiting the exhibition “Postmodern Ruins: The Dolphinarium Site and Dizengoff Square” before watching the film.

20:00 | Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV
More than an artist, Nam June Paik was a prophet, and his technological vision is now more relevant than ever.
Introduction by Tal Lanir, associate curator for special projects, Tel Aviv Museum of Art

For additional film information

Close To Vermeer

To set up the biggest-ever exhibition of Vermeer’s artworks—one that millions of tourists will flock to—Rijksmuseum curator Gregor Weber and his team are gathering Vermeer's magnificent paintings from collections around the world, and trying to solve the mysteries surrounding the great artist's life and art.

Vishniac

Roman Vishniac, a researcher and celebrated nature photographer, captured iconic images of life in Europe’s Jewish communities shortly before the Holocaust, unaware of the fate that awaited them. His life story is told by his daughter and grandchildren and accompanied by many of his beautiful and tragically heartwarming stills.

SALVATORE: Shoemaker of Dreams

Salvatore Ferragamo walked a long winding road from the tiny Italian village of his birth to glamorous Hollywood, where he became a sought-after shoemaker for stars and filmmakers. Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name) paints the colorful and inspiring portrait of the greatest of all Italian shoemakers.

The Center

The Center discovers the story and the history of Dizengoff Center, layer by layer, from the ground it was built on, to the top floor and the secrets this place withholds.

Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV

More than an artist, Nam June Paik, the father of video art, was a prophet, and this subversive art and technological vision are now more relevant than ever. The film shows the life and art of a man who had no qualms about approaching sacred cows—or indeed skewering them.