Everything You Have Is Yours

In the feature documentary "Everything You Have Is Yours," NYC-based choreographer Hadar Ahuvia interrogates the roots of the Israeli folk dances she grew up dancing with her mother in the US. Facing romanticized stories about her grandparents, settlers in Palestine in the 1930s, she begins a personal endeavor to confront the founding mythologies and transgressions of Zionism. A web of artistic portraits emerges—Jewish, Israeli, and Palestinian dancers living in New York City question what is inherited and what we embody to carry forward.

Featuring the work of Hadar Ahuvia, Mor Mendel, lily bo shapiro, Freedom Dabka Group (Amer Abdelrasoul, Mohammed Abdelrasoul and Mohammad Shalodi), Ze'eva Cohen and zavé martohardjono

Directed by Tatyana Tenenbaum

Produced by Brighid Greene

Edited by Colin Nusbaum, Sasha Perry and Tatyana Tenenbaum

Original Score by Avi Amon

In a moment of heightened scrutiny, polarization and censorship over anyone speaking out about what is happening in Gaza, Israel-Palestine and now Lebanon, we are grateful to the programming team and Senior Programmer Karen McMullen for recognizing the timeliness of this film. After many years working for Cucalorus, I am also incredibly honored to attend the festival as an artist. I thank Dan at Cucalorus for being the first programmer to say yes to the film. After many nos, it was a reminder that our community will come forward to best support this film as it makes its way into the world.

Cucalorus Film Festival

Saturday Nov 23rd, 7:30p at Jengo's Playhouse

I would be remiss to not thank Tatyana Tenenbaum, the director of the film, for bringing me along with her on this journey. It has been one of the most meaningful things in my life, alongside tremendous personal growth the past four years, and I will forever be grateful for our collaboration and friendship.

Much care,Brighid Greene