"Where is My Home?"

After three years of filming...we now need your help!

2009-09-26T04:14:00.010-04:00

Dear friends,

We now have over 30 hours of footage for our documentary "Where is My Home?" where we have been following five bright, ambitious Israeli professionals in New York for almost three years, and we need YOUR help to complete it! Our goal is to have the film completed by the end of this year, and we are now raising funds for the post-production. In order to complete the post-production for this film, we need to raise $50.000.

We are thrilled to have reached this far with this film, and we are so excited to have met these wonderful Israelis who have opened up their hearts and homes to us during the process of us trying to find an answer to the question of where our home is.

Donating money for this project is very easy, you can donate online, and it will only take a few minutes of your time. Since New York Foundation for the Arts is our fiscal sponsor, donating money for this project is not only easy, but also tax-deductible! In order to donate, please go to NYFA's web site, follow the guidelines, and indicate that the money will go to "Where is My Home?". If you pay by check, please make it payable to the New York Foundation for the Arts. Please remember: no gift is too small- donations of any size will help us to move forward with this film!!

We are also offering credits on the film for donations of these sizes:

For donations between 1,000.00 and 4,999.00, you will get special thanks in the credits.
For donations between $5,000.00 and $9,999.00 you will get credit as the Associate Producer.
For $10,000.00 and up you will get credit as the Executive Producer.

Please contact us if you would like to know more about these opportunities.

All the best,

Lisa and Merav

Have a sweet new year...

2009-09-16T09:58:00.004-04:00

Happy New Year, everyone!

Let's hope that this coming year will be our best year ever, and that we will finish the fund raising for the film. Good luck to all of our subjects and their families for this coming year!

Warmly,
Lisa

FYI: Another show by Merav and Adi!

2009-08-20T11:06:00.018-04:00

Save the day

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming solo show

Blueprint by Merav Ezer & Adi Shniderman

On Wednesday 09/09/09 , 6-8 Pm in PGartventure, Larchmont NY

“Suspended from the ceiling in a range of sizes and

configurations, the white blinds create a floating labyrinth of

walls, rooms, and new spaces within the layout of the gallery floor.

Entrances invite visitors to experience the revised spatial and

physical relationships brought about by this material diagram.”

“The Video Projections suggest various realities that unfold behind

The blinds and point to the relationship between public and private,

Creating an illusion of intimacy in the public space of the gallery.”
For the full press release, please click here.

Hope to see you there

Merav & Adi

Directions

Train from NYC- please take the Metro-North - Hudson Line Tickets $9.75 Peak time

(if you buy in the station ) only 30 min. To see the schedule please click on the link ,and enter Larchmont in the destinations station. From Larchmont station it's 0.7 mils walk (9 blocks) walk on N Chatsworth Ave until you reach Boston Post RD then take a right and walk 1 block (across the street from the police station).

MAP

The gallery will be open to the public Wednesdays through Saturdays from Noon to 5 pm and by appointment.

PGartventure gallery is located at 2130A Boston Post Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. For more information, please contact Pascale Goldenstein at 914.834.5100 or info@pgartventure.com.

Email from Misha

2009-08-08T11:26:00.004-04:00

Dear friends,

our Misha just cannot stop being successful! Here is an email about his latest play, which will performed in Toronto. Here is the web site for the play.

Warmly,
Lisa

Hi friends,

I have a play opening today in Toronto, and you all feel far away. So I thought I'd share one of the articles that came out about it today. It's from Now Magazine, Toronto's version of the Village Voice.
http://www.nowtoronto.com/guides/summerworks/2009/story.cfm?content=170708

There's another article with a funny picture of me and the director with blackened teeth, Israeli and Palestinian flags, a machete and a rocket.
http://www.eyeweekly.com/arts/theatre/article/68226

wish y'all were here!

Misha

ps.
(if you know any torontonians, send them along!)

Two excellent documentaries to watch

2009-08-03T09:32:00.008-04:00

Dear friends,

I would like to take this opportunity to recommend an excellent documentary that was made by undercover video journalists during the protests in Burma during 2007.

This film, Burma VJ, was filmed by the undercover journalists and edited in Denmark. It is a fantastic opportunity to see how regular people with video cameras can help expose violence in countries with oppressive regimes.

Another interesting documentary is this one from our fellow documentary filmmaker Hilla Medalia (who made To Die in Jerusalem): "After the Storm". Check out the trailer here and/or become a fan of it on Facebook!

Warmly,
Lisa

Some photos from Shay's wedding

2009-05-12T15:38:00.001-04:00

Dear friends,

Shay was very nice to share some of his wedding pictures from his and Lisa's Tel Aviv wedding with us. Enjoy!

Lisa

Some more photos from Merav's Abington show

2009-04-16T17:04:00.002-04:00

Photos by Adi Shniderman

Photos from Merav's Abington exhibition

2009-04-16T16:50:00.004-04:00

Photos by Adi Shniderman

Merav Ezer solo exhibition at the Abington Art Center in Philadelphia

2009-02-20T20:21:00.002-05:00

From Merav:

Dear Friends and colleagues,
I'm very excited to invite you to my upcoming first US museum solo show at the Abington Art Center in Philadelphia as part of 'Solo Series', spring 2009
This show will feature my new site specific installation: -blueprint-

The opening is on Saturday February 28, 2009, 2-5pm. There will be a special event by the Israel consulate offering Israeli wine between 6:30-8pm.

****books will be available for sale****

Hope to see you there

Best,
Merav Ezer

The website is up!

2008-12-01T16:05:00.005-05:00

Please go to http://www.whereismyhomefilm.com/index.html, to find out more about our subjects, see the trailer, subscribe to the mailing list, etc.

/Lisa

Photos from the gallery opening; photos by Adi Schniderman, Lisa Carlbom and Beatrice Kraft

2008-11-10T20:31:00.004-05:00

Merav Ezer's installation to premier this Friday

2008-10-07T22:27:00.004-04:00

Dear friends,

Merav Ezer, a subject in our documentary, as well as the co-producer of it, has been selected as a finalist for the Inaugural Exhibition at the Black and White Gallery in Brooklyn.

The opening of the show is on this coming Friday, October 10, between 6pm and 10pm at the Williamsburg site of the gallery. The address is: 483 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11211. This is a chance to see her proposal before the gallery will announce the selected finalist. Hope to see you there!

Warmly,
Lisa

Fiscal sponsorship for “Where is My Home?”!

2008-09-26T23:00:00.003-04:00

Dear friends,

I am very pleased to announce that “Where is My Home?” has been chosen as one of the documentaries in New York Foundation for the Arts’ fiscal sponsorship program! This foundation has previously included filmmakers such as Kimberly Pierce and Spike Lee in their programs and we are, of course, very happy to have been chosen by NYFA as well.

So what is a fiscal sponsorship?
Fiscal sponsorship is a legal means whereby donors can make tax-deductible contributions to individuals or organizations that are themselves not tax exempt; thereby, it is possible to make tax-exempt donations to our project through NYFA,

How do I donate money?
In order to donate money to this project- please visit http://www.nyfa.org/level1.asp?id=10 and choose whether you want to donate by credit card or by check. This program accepts donations between $5.00 and $15.000, and we ourselves are happy to accept donations of any size!

Warmly,

Lisa

Merav

2008-09-02T12:57:00.002-04:00

Today Merav started her MFA program at Purchase College , in upstate New York . I am very excited for her and which that this experience will help her develop even more as an artist…and again, I am looking forward to keep collaborating with her.

Warmly,
Lisa

Introducing: Shay Zach

2008-08-31T17:04:00.007-04:00

I first met Shay with his wife Lisa on a spring evening in Union Square, not far away from their apartment. Shay is an up-and-coming Real Estate broker in New York, set on making it big in the big city. In 2007, Shay was nominated as a Rising star 2007 by the Real Estate Weekly, and this spring, he was one of the brokers closing a $19 million property sale in Manhattan. Keep up the good job!

Location scouting with Merav

2008-07-16T12:40:00.001-04:00

Today Merav and I went location scouting for an upcoming video she is planning to shoot this summer. We drove to an industrial area of Brooklyn, which might be a good background when filming. I drove by there recently on a late evening, and came to think about Merav’s upcoming project.

I am very excited to be working with Merav, and am looking forward to upcoming video shoots this summer.

Warmly,
Lisa

Introducing: Merav Ezer

2008-07-15T22:37:00.005-04:00

Out latest addition to young, bright, professional Israelis featured in “Where is My Home?” is Merav Ezer, a sculptor and multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. Merav will also co-produce the film. Nomadic displacement is one of the subjects that Merav has explored through her art, and in 2006, she was a part of the art project “Home Base”, where Brooklyn based artists exploring notions of Home.

Please learn more about Merav's work and recent art.

Warmly,
Lisa

Rave reviews for Misha Shulman's play!

2008-07-02T13:30:00.004-04:00

Misha Shulman’s most recent play “Brunch at the Luthers (and Other Quacks)” is widely praised by theatre critics! Last chance to see it is this weekend; come out and support Misha and his actors!

“mad, funny, preposterous… Priscilla Flores’ dance is enough to send one rushing out of the theater for fear of one’s life!” (Jewish Post and Opinion)
“Scarily Bizarre,” (Village Voice) and
“Simultaneously smart and funny…This play is so much fun!” (nytheatre.com)

/Lisa

Misha Shulman’s new play to premier this Thursday!

2008-06-18T01:04:00.001-04:00

Dear friends,

Misha Shulman, who is one of the Israelis featured in “Where is My Home?”, will have his most recent play: "Brunch at the Luthers” premiered this coming Thursday at Theater for the New City.

Israeli war veteran Misha Shulman is an award winning New York based playwright and director and currently a MFA student at Brooklyn College. In 2006, his play “Desert Sunrise” premiered at Theater for the New City and reviewed astonishing reviews. Please come out and show your support for one of Israel’s most promising young playwrights!

http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net/brunch.htm

Warmly,
Lisa

Why Israelis?

2008-06-11T23:45:00.003-04:00

A question that more often than not comes up when I talk to people about this project is the question of why I, a native Swede, have decided to make a documentary film about Israelis living in New York.

First of all I believe that I as a documentary film maker should document phenomena and events that are not of interest only to me, but to the rest of the world as well. But I have also asked myself the question of where my home, and my heart, is. After having talked to several Israelis in New York about their feelings of being away from Israel, I realized that this was a pressing issue that had to be documented on camera.

In my conversations with Israelis in New York, topics of war, family, politics and the hardships of being an immigrant, all came up. Being away from your home country is always an emotional struggle, but for Israelis, the struggle is so much intense.

Finding an answer to the question “where is my home?” is not easy, but in this documentary I have decided to give it a shot. And I have met some amazing people on the way.

Warmly,
Lisa

Welcome

2008-04-07T19:41:00.003-04:00

Thank you for visiting our new blog! Please check in for updates about the film, since we are currently in post-production and will note any progress with the film on this blog.

Warmly, Lisa