Chronicling the changing kibbutz through the eyes of some of its most devoted members, Keeping the Kibbutz examines the challenges faced by a community in transition. While some members of kibbutz Kfar Giladi faced heartbreak, others found new opportunities, and the kibbutz marched toward an inevitable end. A story about nostalgia, the effects of communal living and the hope for what lies ahead, Keeping the Kibbutz captures the lingering ghost of a movement left behind.
Featuring never before seen archival footage, some nearly 90 years old, the film juxtaposes the old way of kibbutz life alongside the new privatzed reality. Community still exists within Giladi. The fish farms still flourish, orchards still bear fruit, but they are now run under the auspices of capitalsm. The stories of four kibbutz members are interwoven to tell the honest, and often humorous, experiences that present but one face of a much larger shift in the journey of an iconic movement, now celebrating its 100th anniversary.
| Directed by | Ben Crosbie, Tessa Moran |