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Host/Producer: Amy Browne The 2025 Maine Jewish Film Festival draws to a close with a special screening of The Other at the Bangor Public Library tonight. Doors open with light refreshments at 5:30. Film begins at 6:00. The film is free to the public and donations to cover the costs are most welcome. Reservations are not required, so organizers ask that you please arrive on time to ensure best seating. “One of our most well-attended festival films, The Other takes us into the complex relationship of shared humanity, culture and connection between Israelis & Palestinians—and the transformative journey that follows when they are faced with meeting “the other.” As such it provides an extraordinary example of what we are all capable of as humans when empathy and understanding are the orders of the day Filmed from 2017-2024, including post October 7th and during the subsequent war, The Other focuses on Israeli and Palestinian peace-builders, anti-occupation activists, artists, academics, ex-fighters, be