Jonathan Amitay

“Jonathan Amitay is a master of stop-motion animation using sand and gold chains. His films are concerned with human rights, nuclear lunacy, pollution, aging and the plight of the individual in the world.” – Patrick Jenkins Amitay comes by his pacifism honestly. Born in what was then Palestine (now Israel) his childhood was largely spent surviving WWII and the Israeli War of Independence. His wartime experiences included Rommel’s Afrika Corps near overrun of his country, drunken soldiers…