'Sail-in' cinema pops up in Tel Aviv

Israel’s first floating cinema

lets movie-goers sail into their seats

Location: Tel Aviv

70 pedal and rowing boats

were set on the Yarkon Park lake

(SOUNDBITE) (English) ZINA TOBORAK, 56 YEAR OLD, ARCHITECT, SAYING:

"We have no movie, no theater, no anything. So the city of Tel Aviv makes for us this beautiful evening."

The country's first ‘sail-in’ screening

was attended by 200 people

and organizers plan to show two films

every evening in August

(SOUNDBITE) (English) GALIA RESNICK, 42 YEAR OLD, FROM TEL AVIV, WORKS IN HIGH TECH, SAYING:

"We had an amazing time, the whole family enjoyed it. Good move Tel Aviv."