Plot Summary:

Zero Degrees of Separation begins with footage from the family film archives of director Elle Flanders. The Israel depicted in these home movies is idyllic, a testament to Flanders grandparents Zionist aspirations which culminated in the familys move to Israel in the 1950s. In their new home, Flanders grandparents created a beautiful garden, their pride and joy, tended by a series of gardeners, some Palestinian, some Israeli. Ezra, who serves as one of the narrators of the film, was one of these gardeners. Years later, Flanders re-connects with Ezra in order to tell his story, and that of Selim, his Palestinian partner, who lives under virtual house arrest in their apartment. Needless to say, their situation is one of ongoing frustrations, but if nothing else, it galvanizes Ezra into political activism.