JERUSALEMtakesaudiencesonaninspiringandeye-openingtourofoneoftheworldsoldestandmostenigmaticcities.Destroyedandrebuiltcountlesstimesover5000years,Jerusalemsenduringappealremainsamystery.Whatmadeitsoimportanttosomanydifferentcultures?Howdiditbecomethecenteroftheworldforthreemajorreligions?Whydoesitstillmattertous?
JERUSALEMattemptstoanswerthesequestionsbyfollowingthreeyoungJerusalemitesandtheirfamiliesJewish,ChristianandMuslim.Throughtheireyes,audienceswilllearnwhatitmeanstocallJerusalemhome,andexperiencecelebrationsandeventsthatmarkthehighpointsofayearinthelifeofthecity.
JERUSALEMwillalsofollowarchaeologists,Dr.JodiMagnessandDr.Nazmial-Jubeh,astheyexploresomeofthemostextraordinaryhistoricalsitesintheregioninordertobetterunderstandthiscrossroadsofcivilization.
JERUSALEMseekstobuildtrustandrespectbetweenJews,ChristiansandMuslimsbyshowcasingtheircommonheritageandinspiringthem,andthepublic,tobetterunderstandeachother.Audienceswillgainacompletelyuniqueperspectiveofapartoftheworldthatcaptivatestheimaginationofbillionsofpeople.
JERUSALEM'sproducersincludemultipleOscarwinner,JakeEberts(Gandhi,DancesWithWolves,TheKillingFields),andTaranDavies(JourneytoMecca),andGeorgeDuffield(TheEndoftheLine).DanielFerguson(LostWorlds,WiredtoWin:SurvivingtheTourdeFrance)iswriter,directorandproducer.DominicCunninghamReid(JourneytoMecca)isexecutiveproducer.
