Awake Zion
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Awake Zion is a 2005 documentary by Monica Haim that explores the connection between Jews and Rastafarians.
Synopsis
In Awake Zion, Haim travels from Manhattan to Jamaica and Israel, interviewing Rastafarians and rabbis to highlight similarities between their worldviews. Haim, a young Jewish woman, says she first perceived a connection between Jews and Rastafarians at a reggae concert.
Haim interviews Super Dane, an African American DJ in the Brooklyn reggae scene, who is shocked by Matisyahu, a Hasidic reggae artist from White Plains, New York. The film also features Jamaican-born Israeli rapper Yehoshua Sofer.{{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Michael |title=Rastafarians and Jews rock steady in 'Awake Zion' |publisher=J. The Jewish News of Northern California |date=6 May 2005|id={{ProQuest|367643580}} }}
Response
Most reviews of Awake Zion emphasize the documentary's social conscience in trying to bridge a gap between two seemingly different cultures. Rather than being scholarly, Haim's tone is described as "gently irreverent".
See also
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010644/http://cinemaguild.com/catalog/catalog.htm?http%3A%2F%2Fcinemaguild.com%2Fmm5%2Fmerchant.mvc%3FScreen=PROD&Store_Code=TCGS&Product_Code=2241 The Cinema Guide]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070610084424/http://www.awakezion.net/projects.htm Awake Zion{{'}}s website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927211211/http://lastvisibledog.org/blog/2005/01/19/awake-zion/ Review of Awake Zion]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080412231313/http://www.unpocode.com.ar/ Programa Radial de Reggae y Cultura de Jamaica]
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Category:Jamaican documentary films
Category:Films about music and musicians
Category:Documentary films about Jews and Judaism
Category:Documentary films about religion
Category:2000s Hebrew-language films
Category:2005 documentary films
Category:2000s English-language films