Ada Ushpiz is a renowned Israeli film producer and director. She has a B.A. in philosophy and M.A. in history from Tel Aviv University and a significant journalistic experience in political-social writing for the prestigious Ha'aretz newspaper. She directed a number of remarkable documentaries in recent years – Detained (2001), Bloody Engagement (2004), Desert Brides (2008), Good Garbage (2012) and Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2015)– which have been awarded numerous awards in Israel and around the world.
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
Subscription accessThe German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt caused an uproar in the 1960s by coining the subversive concept of the "Banality of Evil" when referring to the trial of Adolph Eichmann, which she covered for the _New Yorker_ magazine. Her private life was no less controversial due to her love affair with renowned German philosopher and Nazi supporter Martin Heidegger. This thought provoking and spi...
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
Subscription accessThe German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt caused an uproar in the 1960s by coining the subversive concept of the "Banality of Evil" when referring to the trial of Adolph Eichmann, which she covered for the _New Yorker_ magazine. Her private life was no less controversial due to her love affair with renowned German philosopher and Nazi supporter Martin Heidegger. This thought provoking and spi...