New Releases
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Shapira & I
Doc, 57 min, 2014Written & Directed by: Yoram Sabo
Produced by: Yoram Sabo
Sponsored by: The Second Authority for Television, the Gesher Foundation, the AviChai Foundation, Marc Rich Foundation
Language: Hebrew and English with English subtitles
An obsessive filmmaker hot on the tracks of one of the most fascinating enigmas of modern scholarship. A tale of forgery and discovery that spans years and locations.OUT OF STOCK
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Jewish Identity in France
Doc, 34 min, 2014Written and Directed by: Gilad Inbar
Co-Writers: Gilad Inbar & Amitai Achiman
Produced by: Amitai Achiman
Sponsored by: Beit HaTfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People
Language: French, Hebrew and English with English subtitles
A visit to Paris of today and a look at the Jews who live there.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Martyrdom The Seven Monks of Tibhirine
Doc, 73 min, 2013Written and Directed by: Malik Aït-Aoudia & Séverine Labat
Produced by: Khaled Senoussi - Peacock Films
Sponsored by: TV3 France
Language: French with English subtitles
The 1996 kidnapping and murder of seven Catholic monks in Algeria is not only a tragic story, but also serves as a sad prediction of things to come.
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Waves of Memory
Doc, 75 min, 2014Written and Directed by: Gad Aisen
Produced by: Gad Aisen & Gilad Reshef – Making Waves Ltd.
Animation by: Sharon Michaeli
Sponsored by: The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts & Israel Chanel 10
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Memory can be a tricky thing. In this moving documentary we learn about an historical event that is remembered differently by its various participants. A 1946 shipwrecked boat with Jewish refugees on board is the site of the original memory which has become opaque over the years.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Locked Down
Doc, 56 min, 2013Directed by: Liat Mer
Produced by: Anath Kendell – One Light Productions
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 8, Makor Foundation, Mifal Hapayis
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A rare look at the interactions between inmates and wardens over a period of two years at the Neve Tirza prison for women in central Israel.Rent Online - For Home Use Only :$7.90DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Pin
Fic, 85 min, 2013Written & Directed by: Naomi Jaye
Cast: Milda Gecaite, Grisha Paternak
Produced by: Daniel Bekerman
Supported by: Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts
Language: Yiddish with English subtitles
Two young people hid in the same barn during the harrowing days of World War II. This touching romance in Yiddish is a universal story of love and devotion over the years.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Saga of a Photo
Doc, 82 min, 2013Directed by: Mooli Landesman
Produced by: Tslil Landesman - Sadot Productions
Sponsored by: IBA Channel One
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
For a moment in time one photo exposed the joy of filmmaker Mooli Landesman grandparents' wedding in 1926 in Berlin. A moment later, everything will turn upside down.This is a story about love and a love story that crosses borders – both physically and emotionally.
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Footsteps in Jerusalem
Doc, 90 min, 2013Conceived by: Renen Schorr
Artistic Advisors: Yael Perlov, Dan Geva
Directed by: David Perlov, Dan Geva, David Ofek, Nadav Lapid, Benjamin Freidenberg, Moran Ifergan, Yarden Karmin, Amichai Chasson and Elad Schwartz, Boaz Frankel and Yair Agmon, Nayef Hammoud and Yotam Kislev
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 8, The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Jerusalem Development Authority, The Jerusalem Film and Television Fund
Subtitles: Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles
A tribute to David Perlov, the forefather of modern Israeli documentary cinema and to his 1963 revolutionary film In Jerusalem.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Tikotin- A Life Devoted to Japanese Art
Doc, 59/77 min, 2013Directed by: Santje Kramer
Executive Producer: Erica Reijmerink, Sarphati Media
Sponsored by: Jewish Broadcaster – The Netherlands, Stichting Felix Tikotin Foundation - The Netherlands
Language: Dutch and English with English subtitles
a famous German Jewish art dealer travels all over the world -and two World Wars later and a series of personal hardships, a museum of his life’s work is set up on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90