Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir's documentary, which follows him on his quest to "experience Anti-Semitism in America", is documentary filmmaking at its best. Shamir's grandmother sets the tone of the film by suggesting that American Jews aren't "real Jews" when held up to their Israeli counterparts--what follows is a roadtrip that isn't rife with skinheads, but rather goose-stepping Jewish American academics and Israeli schoolgirls who are initially critical of their tour guide when Poland's concentration camps fail to illicit emotion. It is impossible, as an audience member, not to laugh, cry, be shocked, and feel quietly uneasy while watching this engaging film. Once you've seen it, try to decide if Shamir is "a self-hating Jew" or merely someone who wants to stir the pot and cause Jews to look inward.
