International Premiere
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Friday, 11 June 2021 - 19:00
Avida Livny (2020)
Documentary, 60 min, Israel
IN COMPETITION
V.O. Arabic, Russian, S.T. English
Friday, 11 June 2021 - 19:00
Avida Livny (2020)
Documentary, 60 min, Israel
IN COMPETITION
V.O. Arabic, Russian, S.T. English
Sponsored by
Consulate General of Israel in Montreal &
Sharon Azrieli
Webinar
Wednesday May 5, 12pm
Original version in English
- Simultaneous translation in French
Guests:
Mohammad Al-Sheikh (Pianist from Ramallah),
Katerina Al-Sheikh (Mother of the Pianist),
Avida Livny (Director)
Speakers:
Caroline Rodgers (Journalist, Editor in chief Ludwig Van Montréal),
Boris Brott (Artistic Director of l’Orchestre Classique de Montréal)

Four years in the life of Muhammad “Misha” Alsheikh, a talented teenage pianist from Ramallah, who is the son of a Palestinian father and a mother who came from Russia. It takes Muhammad 3 hours to get from his house to a piano lesson with Emma, his Jewish-Israeli teacher. Between checkpoints, auditions and his father’s will that he will become a doctor, he tries to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional pianist – and also stay happy. Mohammad Al-Sheikh Avida Livny, director
PRESS REVIEW
(Please click on the links below)
« The Magnificat Institute: a centre of musical excellence »
Custodia Terrae Sanctae– Jan. 2019
« Secrets of Culture for Music & Arts in Israel »
Zefunot Culture – Evgeny Kissin – Sept. 2016
INTERVIEW
Mohammed Al Sheikh, le pianiste de Ramallah
Christian Media Center – Alessandra Buzzetti – June 2019
Christian Media Center – Alessandra Buzzetti – June 2019