Telling Nonie

Co-presented by Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

Directed by Pat Schwartz and Uriel Sinai
Documentary Feature | Israel/USA | 2023 | 51 min | English and Hebrew with English subtitles

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
Tormented by his role in a 1950s Gaza assassination, Geizi Tsafrir, an elderly Israeli agent, seeks redemption. Reflecting on his time with Shin Bet (Israeli Secret Service) and the killing of an Egyptian lieutenant colonel, he decides to confront his past and contacts the colonel’s daughter, Nonie Darwish, once intent on avenging her father’s death but now a prominent voice against radical Islam and a supporter of Israel. The mysterious email from Tsafrir sets Darwish on an emotional journey into her past, culminating in a meeting with him in Los Angeles. This winner of the Haifa International Film Festival’s Best Israeli Documentary Award explores intricate emotions, history’s complexities, and the bumpy path toward mutual understanding and forgiveness.