Israeli Mosaic
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Hessed (grace)
Doc, 80 min, 2005Written & Directed by: Ilan Yagoda
Produced by: Ilan Yagoda Productions
Sponsored by: Israel’s Documentary Channel (Channel 8) & Cinema Project - Tel-Aviv Foundation for the arts
An Israeli hospice where the average stay is a modest 14 days. Alternately inspiring and heartbreaking, this poignant verité-style doc carefully follows six families as they attempt to say goodbye to their loved ones.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Nadia's Friends
Doc, 60 min, color, 2006Written by: Bosmat Zaidenband & Chanoch Ze'evi
Directed & Produced by: Chanoch Zeevi – Maya productions
Sponsored by: The New Foundation for Cinema & Television, The 2nd Authority for Radio & Television and Avichai Foundation
language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A religious Jew and a Muslim girl were classmates. In this beautiful film we follow Chanoch as he tries to organize a class reunion 30 years later. A journey into the past which poses many questions for the future.
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Cobwebs
Doc, 63 min, DigiBETA, color, 2008Written & Directed by: Micha Livne
Produced by: Zvia Keren
Co-produced by: Channel 1 - Israel
language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah once declared Israel to be “weaker than cobwebs”. During the Second Lebanon War, documentary filmmaker Zvia Keren visited devastated northern cities in Israel, amidst missiles, destruction and fright.
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Eyes Wide Open
Doc, 60 Min, color, 2008Written & Directed by: Paula Weiman-Kelman
Written by: Stuart Schoffman
Produced by: Jonathan Lopatin
Supported by: Alan B. Slifka Foundation, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, Lopatin Family Foundation, New Israel Fund
Six decades after the founding of the Jewish State, how do you build your own relationship to Israel? The film follows a wide range of American Jews, on their journeys to Israel- and the result is warm and personal film that vividly conveys joys and ambivalences.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Stefan Braun
Doc, 62 min, Color, 2007Directed by: Itamar Alcalay
Written by: Nir Shenhav
Produced by: Amir Harel, Ayelet Kait – Lama Films
Sponsored by: The New Foundation for Cinema & Israel’s Doc Channel/Channel 8
Language: Hebrew with English subtitle
Eliezer Rath and Stefan Braun's love story began in the 1950’s in the young conformist state of Israel where homosexuality was outlawed. But between the walls of Stefan Braun's colorful and successful fur salon a fascinating and complex love story unfolded.
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I'm a Civil War - The Life of Chaim Gouri
Doc, 45 min, 2008Written, Directed & Edited by: Omri Lior
Produced by: Linda Newman – Docunet Ltd.
Literature Consultant: Ilana Shahaf
The life and work of Israel Prize winner Chaim Gouri as a reflection of the history of the State of Israel. A cross section of Gouri's 84 years pinpointing significant historical developments in Israeli poetry, alongside the development of the State of Israel.
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No Longer Achmed
54 Min, 2007, ColorWritten & Directed by: David Deri
Produced by: David Deri, Ruth Lev-Ari
Language: Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles
Supported by: Noga Communications – Channel 8
A young Arab Bedouin, raised in the family tin hut a few meters away from the locked gate of Kibbutz Lotem longed for the kibbutz life most of his youth. In this film he finally pulls out and moves to the neighboring kibbutz.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90Out of stock
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The Children's House
Doc, 5 2 min, color, 2005Written & Directed by: Tamar Feingold
Produced by: Shula Spiegel – Spiegel Movies
Sponsored by: The New Foundation for Cinema & Television &The Second Authority for Radio & TV
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Kibbutz-born artists portray through their works their childhood experiences of communal sleeping. This documentary follows the process of creation of an art exhibit on the topic. A film about childhood experiences, pains and memories surrounding a unique experience.
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