Israeli Mosaic
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When Israel Went Out
Doc 82 min, 2010Director: Meni Elias
Producer: Micha Shagrir - Shiba Communications
Languages: Hebrew and Amharic with English subtitles
Eight Israelis, Ethiopian and native-born--return in late 2009 to retrace their treacherous trek from Ethiopia to Israel. Exploring the meaning of their ancestry, the physical struggle of the voyage and the emotional journey of changing an identity.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Just Like the Queen of England
Doc, 88 min, 2010Directed & Produced by: Micha Shagrir - Ofot HaChol Productions
Languages: French, Hebrew and German with English subtitles
Sponsored by: The Phoenixes Association
A starkly intimate film in which the filmmaker follows a street-smart and charismatic boy – 69 years after he was left to fend for himself in Nazi occupied Paris.
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Together
Doc, 58 min, MiniDV, 2011Directed and Produced by: Shaul Kesslassi, Nefesh Productions
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A group of Israeli teenagers fighting cancer open up their hearts as they travel to the Netherlands.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Wandering Eyes
doc, 55 min, 2010Directed by: Ofir Trainin
Produced by: Shahar Ben-Hur
Sponsored by: Keshet Channel 2 Israel & the New Israeli Foundation for Cinema and Television
The musical and soul-searching journey of a musician, who is also a former orthodox Jew, and who was recently diagnosed with manic depressionDVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Daddy's Girls
Doc 56 min, 2010, Dig, ColorDirected by: Lily Sheffy
Produced by: David Noy & Yoram Ivry - Cinemax Productions
Language: Hebrew & English, English subtitles
Sponsored by: Channel 10, Israel
He is a man who maneuvers precariously between three homes, three women and two children. When his daughter finds out how he lives, she decides to embark on a journey and decipher, for the first time in her life, who her father really is.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
These Are My Names
Doc 30 min, 2010Written and directed by: Ruth Mason
Produced by: Ruth Mason
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Every name tells a story and Ethiopian Jews' multiple names reflect the richness, wisdom and beauty of their culture.
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The Underground in the Tunnel of Time
Doc, 80 min, 2010Written & Directed by: Benjamin Ohry
Produced by: S.Y. Production – Yehuda Bitton
Sponsored by: IBA-Channel 1 & Rabinowitz Foundation - Cinema Project
Languages: Hebrew & English with English subtitles
A story of personal strength and national dignity, this new documentary film reveals one of the best-kept secrets of the British Mandate. The Etzel and Lehi were pre-State militant groups who waged an armed struggle against the British – this is a story of courage and conviction.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Tarab
Doc 78 min, miniDV color, 2009Directed by: Boris Maftsir
Produced by: Zvi Shefy
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
The Journey of author Eli Amir and Filmmaker Boris Mafstir in search of identity and memory. Boris Maftsir sets out to trace the memories and personal identity of his friend Eli, and in the process encounters his own buried memories from the distant past in the Former Soviet Union.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Ida's Dance Club
Doc, 59 Min, 2009, ColorWritten 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.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90