BEN-GURION PROJECT (UNTITLED)

The Ben-Gurion project, narrated by Julianna Margulies, follows the life and legacy of David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister and one of its founders. This insightful documentary follows Ben-Gurion from his childhood in Poland to his early years in pre WWI Palestine, his rise through Labor Zionism, and his pivotal role in the creation of the State of Israel.

The film covers the 1948 War of Independence and Ben-Gurion’s leadership through Israel’s formative years as hundreds of thousands of immigrants arrived from Europe and the Jewish communities of the Arab world. Rare archival material from Ben-Gurion University is featured alongside new footage shot in his hometown of Plonsk, his house in Tel Aviv, and his desert retreat in Kibbutz Sde Boker.