WJFF Presents: Rock in the Red Zone

On the edge of Israel’s Negev Desert, half a mile from Gaza, and directly in the path of thousands of Hamas rockets lies Sderot, a city of factory workers and rock musicians – the children of refugees from North Africa and the Middle East.

Despite being pummeled for years by homemade missiles, the people of Sderot persevere. In raucous Moroccan celebrations, they embrace newcomers; in quiet family dinners, they voice their dreams. And in underground bomb shelters, they create music – a unique Sderot sound that has transformed Israeli music.

Into this intense cauldron of art, sand and bloodshed comes an American woman with a camera – filmmaker Laura Bialis encounters a community that captivates her, leads her to love, and changes the course of her life.

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