A May 1 screening of On the Map, a retelling of the Israeli victory in the 1977 European Cup men’s basketball championship, will open a four-day festival of Jewish film at the Devonshire Mall cinemas.
Apr 24th, 2017
It was a victory that put Israel on the map, in the words of one player, as the Maccabi Tel Aviv men’s basketball squad knocked off the Soviet Union en route to the 1977 European Cup. A documentary on this David-versus-Goliath story will open the Windsor Jewish Film Festival, next week at the Cineplex Odeon Devonshire Mall Cinemas.
On the Map interweaves archival footage with interviews of the players recounting what became Israel’s “miracle on hardwood.” Its May 1 screening will kick off four days of films from six countries. Find a full schedule of screenings on the festival website.