Ruth Diskin Films - Israeli Mosaic

Ida's Dance Club

(Doc., 59 Min., 2009, DVD/BETA, Color)

Written and Directed by: Dalit Kimor
Produced by: Yael Shavit & Dalit Kimor – Anu Banu Productions
Language: Hebrew, Russian & English with English or French Subtitles

A ballroom dancing competition where all the competitors are way past retirement age - but that doesn’t stop them from dancing and singing, falling in love and being disappointed.

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Hothouse

(Doc., 52 Min., DVD/DV, color, 2009)

Written & Directed by: Idit Gan-Zvi
Produced by: Moshe Alafi- Alafim Productions
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles

The disengagement of Israel from Gaza in 2005 is the background for the story of one women's determination in the face of hardship. HOTHOUSE chronicles one strong woman who struggles to keep her family, her marriage
and above all - her hothouse working and flourishing.

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I had a dream

(Doc., 52 Min., DVD/MiniDV, color, 2009)

Directed by: Tezeta Germay
Produced by: Micha Shagrir, Tapuz Communication Ltd
Language: Hebrew,Amaharic, English subtitles

As a young boy, born into a closed and isolated community in Ethiopia, far from the centers of the Jewish world, Yona Bugale was brought to Europe, where he discovered his common heritage with the Jewish people. Though he himself did not live to see the realization of his dream and life’s work, he worked ceaselessly as a teacher and community leader, in order to prevent the possible destruction of Ethiopian Jewry.

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Achziv

(Doc., 55 Min., DVD/MiniDV, color, 2009)

Written and Directed by: Etty Wieseltier
Produced by: Etty Wieseltier & Aaron Goldfinger
Language: Hebrew with English Subtitles

A unique experiment in politics and alternative lifestyles. The story of a bohemian enclave on the northern Israeli coast in the place where an Arab village once stood.

A convergence of time and place.

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My Flag

(Doc., 58 min., DVD/Digibeta, color, 2008)

Written & directed by: Igal Hecht
Produced by: Igal Hecht, Chutzpa Productions Inc.
Language: Hebrew with English Subtitles.

"What does the Israeli flag mean to you?" A heartfelt, comic documentary that explores the crisis of identity that many in Israel now face and offers insight into what the future holds for the nation.

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The Volunteers

(Doc, 54 min., DVD / BETA, 2009)

Written & Directed by: Mooly Landesman
Produced by: Sadot Productions
Co Produced with: IBA/Channel 1-Israel
Language: Hebrew, English, German with English subtitles

The story of youthful exuberance and the search for personal identity come together in the idealism of a new country and the romanticism of the kibbutz.

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The Name My Mother gave Me

(Doc., 60 min., BETA/DVD, Color, 2008)

Written & Directed by: Eli Tal-El
Produced by: Eli Tal-El – Tal-El Productions
Language: Hebrew & Amharic with English subtitles
Sponsored by: Avi Chai Foundation
Co- Produced with: IBA Channel 1- Israel

Ethiopian and Russian Israelis meet at a leadership program in Israel where their year of learning culminates in a joint journey to Ethiopia. On their journey they discover the universality of their experiences and their shared commitment to their home in Israel.

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Rabbi Firer: A Reason to Question

(Doc., 58 min. DVD/HDV, color, 2008)

Written and Directed by: Amit Goren
Produced by: Amit Goren & Galia Bador
Sponsored by: Channel 10-Israel; Gesher Multicultural Film Fund & The National Lottery Council for the Arts
Language: Hebrew, English with English subtitles
TV Sales World-wide: Cinephil

About 150 patients a day seek an unbiased second opinion from an unusual rabbi, self-educated in medicine. Rabbi Elimelech Firer, a 54-year-old Orthodox Jew, has been advising in medicine for the past 30 years on a voluntary basis.

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Gut Shabbes Vietnam

(Doc., 52 min. DVD/BETA, color, 2008)

Written and Directed by: Ido & Yael Zand
Produced by: Zandoco
Sponsored by: Channel 8-Israel
Language: Hebrew, English, Yiddish, Vietnamese with English or French Subtitles

A clash of cultures is at the core of this uplifting documentary. A young Israeli couple who are emissaries of the Chabad Movement are sent to Vietnam - on a one-way ticket- to encourage and create a Jewish community in this Communist country.

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Dubak - A Palestinian Jew

( Doc., 60 Min., 2008, DVD\BETA)

Written & Directed by: Ella Alterman
Produced by: Yehuda Bitton
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Supported by: Channel 1, IBA-Israel

"a person like Dubak is not someone you have seen before. And such an oversized and tragic story such as this has not been told until now."

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Amos Oz

(Doc., 52 min., DVD/BETA, 2008, Color)

Written & Directed by: Stelios Charalampopoulos
Produced by: ERT-Greece
Co Produced by: Thanos Lampropoulos - Periplus Productions

An engaging and intimate portrait of the acclaimed Israeli iconoclastic and internationally celebrated author.

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The Beetle

(Doc., Long version: 70 min.,; Short version: 52 min., DVD\Mini DV, color, 2008)

Written and Directed by: Yishai Orian
Produced by: Yishai Orian
Sponsored by: The 2nd Authority for Television & Radio and The New Foundation for Cinema & TV
Language: Hebrew, Arabic with English subtitle

A journey that takes us to meetings with the car's previous owners and to Jordan – as the filmmaker takes his own journey to fatherhood.

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Nuran

(Doc., 50 \ 67 min., DVD\Digibeta, 2008)

Written & Directed by: Amikam Shossberger
Produced by: David Mandil, Nurit Kedar
Language: Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles
Sponsored by: The New Foundation for Cinema & TV & The Second Authority for Radio & TV

Kidnapped from her doorstep inside the Palestinian Authority and into the State of Israel, Nuran's parents have been staging a desperate, life-threatening, Kafkaesque search; forced to deal with the hurdles thrown at them by the IDF and the Israeli Police.

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Eye Witness

(Doc., 50 min., DVD/DVCAM, 2008)

Written & Directed by: Micha Shagrir
Produced by: Shiba Communications
Sponsored by: Avi-Chai Foundation & The Turner Charitable Trust

Documenting famous leaders and witnessing the dramatic events that occurred in Israel over the past 60 years, photographer David Rubinger is indeed an eye witness to history.

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Children of the Sun

( Doc., 70 minutes, DVD, 2007)

Written by: Ran Tal & Ron Goldman
Directed by: Ran Tal
Produced by: Amir Harel, Ayelet Kait, Ran Tal – Lama Films
Sponsored by: ITVS International, USA; Yes Docu, The Rich Foundation, Rabinovich Foundation – Cinema Project, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

Born into the utopian dream of the early kibbutz movement, these "children of the sun" were destined to fulfill the hope for a new way of life. Fragments of found footage and audio create a moving collective memory.

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