Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025

Time: 19:00-21:00

Location: Les Ateliers Varan Cinema, 6 Impasse Mont-Louis, 75011 Paris

Entrance is free but requires registration. Please register here to reserve your seat

Program

- Short introduction

- Screening of the film Agenda Item: Erasure (33 mins. Hebrew with French subtitles)

- Discussion

Public and private archives, which house official records, testimonies, and other essential materials, serve as crucial repositories of information in conflict and post-conflict societies.

However, the control and access to archives often dictate whether these records serve as tools for fact-based discourse or reinforce dominant, state-sanctioned narratives.

Utilizing archival records recently declassified following research by Akevot Institute, a new Israeli documentary film offers an opportunity to reflect on secrets, erasure, memory and the role of archives in shaping conflict narratives. The screening of the movie “Agenda Item: Erasure” will be followed by a panel discussion in which Israeli and French experts will share insights on how conflict societies can use archival material to reclaim control over collective memory, restore lost or suppressed histories, foster a more nuanced understanding of the past, and enhance peacebuilding efforts.