Tinghir-Jerusalem, Echoes from the Mellah June 13, 2013

L.A. premiere! In this documentary, Moroccan-born filmmaker Kamal Hachkar explores the 2000-year-old mellah (Jewish quarter) in his family’s village of Tinghir, Morocco, and follows the trail of the town’s once substantial Jewish population to its émigrés and descendants in Israel. A sampling of Moroccan wines will be available after the screening. (France/Morocco, 2012, 86 min. No MPAA rating. In French, Hebrew, and Berber with English subtitles.)

Official Website: http://www.skirball.org/programs/film/tinghir-jerusalem