Welcome to Ruth Diskin Films Online Catalogue!

Ruth Diskin Films continues to offer a wide, in depth view, of one of the most compelling
places on earth - a kaleidoscope of Israeli society, as well as films with strong Jewish
content, made by leading documentary filmmakers world-wide.‬

What's Hot Now

The Beetle

A film by: Yishai Orian

To See if i'm Smiling

A film by: Tamar Yarom

Deadly Honour

A film by: Lipika Pelham

Three Times Divorced

A film by: Ibtisam Mara’ana

The Name My Mother Gave Me

A film by: Eli Tal-El

Dubak - A Palestinian Jew

A film by: Ella Alterman

Black over White

A film by: Tomer Heymann

A Touch Away

A film by: Ron Ninio

The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School

Selected works by students

The Fire Within

A film by: Lorry Salcedo Mitrani

Gut Shabbas Vietnam

A film by: Ido & Yael Zand

The Tree of Life

A film by: Hava Volterra

What's New at Ruth Films

July

The Beetle was awarded Second Prize at the Rodos Eco Films Int'l Festival, closed last night in Cyprus. For further information, please check: http://rodosecofilms.blogspot.com/2009/06/ecofilms-2009-awards-see-you-in-2010.html



June

Lady Kul El Arab was just licensed by Nippon TV, Japan. First transmission: June 15, 2009.

The ground-breaking Israeli mini-series A Touch Away for screenings in June, 2009 at the prestigious Koffler Centre of the Arts, Toronto: http://www.kofflerarts.org/Age/Event-Detail/?RecordID=90

Ruth Diskin Films is proud to represent the newly-released documentary Deadly Honour by Lipika Pelham. Narrated by a 15-year old girl, Salma, based on a real life survivor of honor killing, 'Deadly Honour' documents multiple murders of young women in the Israeli city of Ramle. The Film is available in two versions: 58' and 85', and you don't want to miss this powerful and shocking documentary!

The Beetle for a Theatrical Tour in June-August, 2009 in art cinemas in Germany and Switzerland, amongst in Nurnberg and Bern.

Four of our films have been selected for the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, to open next month: Chronicle of a Kidnap, Refugees, Lady Kul El Arab and Home (Sam Spiegel School). Filmmaker Nurit Kedar (Chronicle of a Kidnap), to attend the Festival.

May

The Beetle has taken the Grand Prix Award, as well as a money-prize of 2500 Euros, at Crossroads of Europe Int'l Film Festival, closed last night in Lublin, Poland.

Ruth Diskin to attend HotDocs with 11 titles, availabe at Doc Shop for Festival Programmers, TV Buyers and Commissioning Editors, amongst: Lady Kul El Arab, Refugees, The Volunteers, Por El Flamenco, The Name My Mother Gave Me et al.

Pleased to announce that Rabbi Firer: A Reason to Question has taken the Platinum Remi Award at the WorldFest Houston Int'l Film Festival, closed last week in the U.S.

Dear Edmond to be shown at the San Francisco Israel Center and at The Screening Room, Washington, as part of Tel Aviv 100

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