There were many reasons we decided to name this blog Checkpoint Jerusalem.

When we started, there was a prolonged discussion about the name. We debated which country might grab the title as the leading Checkpoint Nation.

The competition is fierce.

But checkpoints and interrogations in Israel seem to evoke uniquely strong emotions.

I've written more than once about the intrusive grilling done at Ben Gurion airport. Many people have stories of being detained, strip searched, questioned and intimidated.

While here in Kabul, I ran into the witty mind behind "1983," a short film that grew out of his years of dealing with Israeli security checks.

This biting satire features Jacky Ido, a French actor who most recently appeared in Quentin Tarantino's "kosher porn" WWII Jewish revenge fantasy flick, "Inglourious Basterds."

"1983" imagines what it might be like if you had to go through an Israeli-type security check when you went to the movie theater...

I asked the writer why the movie is called "1983."

"What comes after 1983?" he asked...

1983 from Modi on Vimeo.

For those closely watching, Ido is waiting to see "Zardoz," a 1974 Sci-Fi flick starring Sean Connery in one of his more unusual roles, one that required him to dress up in rather unique duds...