News & Updates: ‘Golda’ Explores The Triumphs and Failures of Israel’s Trailblazing Prime Minister
As the only woman to serve as Israel’s prime minister (1969-1974), Golda Meir is perceived as a Jewish icon and feminist heroine. But in Israel, she’s more reviled than revered. The documentary “Golda” will screen at the Israel Film Festival (IFF) on Nov. 17, 19 and 21, and explores why Meir is “a synonym for failure and disgrace” to Israelis, according to filmmaker Udi Nir.
“The gap between her different images was a very interesting starting point because we felt there must be some things we are missing from the story of Golda Meir, and that people in other places don’t see what we experienced here,” Nir told the Journal. “The truth is somewhere in the middle. And that kind of complexity was our basis of starting the project.”
