When Michal, a six year old girl is about to start school, Yoram Honig, her father decides to write her a letter. This letter however is in film form and is much more than a personal gesture.

Michal is starting her formal education in Neveh-Shalom/ Wahaht al Salam School, a bilingual Arabic/Hebrew school for Jewish and Palestinian kids –the first of its kind in Israel. The decision to send her to this school is not simple, and as the little girl has her first encounter with Palestinian kids and Arabic as a common language, her parents and extended family face their own challenges. In a society of great political tensions and an ongoing national conflict, every personal decision is made political and the disputes never stay too far from home. The grandfather is an ultra-Zionist and the devoted uncle overtly right wing so even their personal environment is hostile to the parents' choice.

The film follows the family over the course of one year and touches the fears, hopes and the unavoidable pain of this attempt to create a different reality amidst the growing national conflict.

'The documentation of the microcosm of a classroom is a perfect metaphor for the Israeli reality.' Special Mention, Docaviv Documentary Film Festival.

Post screening discussion:

Israeli director Yoram Honig will join Manal Massalha, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, a leftist and Human Rights activist; and Mary Roulston, principle of Millennium Integrated Primary School in Northern Ireland to discuss their own experiences and views about education as a route for conflict resolution.

This is a unique opportunity to hear from the people who live, work and struggle in areas where there are long lasting conflicts. The audience will be invited to ask questions, make comments and engage in a public discussion.