Ada Ushpiz

Work: "Detained"
When: 2 pm Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Where: HCC Ybor Room

Ada Ushpiz received a BA in Philosophy and Literature at Tel Aviv University in1970, followed by a BA in film directing at London Film School in1974 and a BA in history in 1988.

From 1969 to 1999, she was a journalist at the Haa’retz daily newspaper, working as editor of social/political issues, night editor, and head of the day desk.

Her documentary films produced by Israeli television and the Israel Film Institute include:

“Laila Shlawit” 1976 - The story of a social worker in secluded villages in the Galilee.

“White Bridge” 1978 - A documentary about the prejudices of the Israeli medical community regarding patients from Arabic countries.

“Four Stories” 1980 - A documentary on Memorial Day.

“Not as Sheep to the Slaughter” 1986 - The story of the uprising at the Bialistock Ghetto.

Ushpiz is currently in the final editing of her new documentary film “Bloody Engagement” for release in early 2004.