Politics and Conflict
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Leibowitz: Faith, Country and Man
Doc, Mini Series 60 min x 3, 2013Written & Directed by: Uri Rosenwaks & Rinat Klein
Produced by: Haim Slutzky & Dana Cohen – Dana Productions
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 8, AviChai Foundation & Rabinovich Foundation for Cinema
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Raging prophet, iconoclastic philosopher, scientist a social critic - and an Orthodox Jew, Yeshayahu Leibowitz confronted Israeli society with both moral and social courage - his words are still alive, provocative and ever-so relevant to the fate of Israel.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Fading Valley
Doc, 54 min, 2013Written and Directed by: Irit Gal
Produced by: Irit Gal with Ivonne Mansbach
Sponsored by: Royal Norwegian Embassy Tel Aviv, The Women’s Fund for Human Rights, Machsom-Watch
Language: Arabic and Hebrew with English\German subtitles
Without water there is no life – and agriculture is disappearing and in the fertile Jordan Valley where a group of Palestinian farmers are hidden from the eye. Their pastures have been declared military areas, their water wells have been closed up and the water has been diverted to the Jewish residents of the valley – the beautiful valley which is the lowest on earth.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Land for the Nomads
Doc, 55 minDVCam, 2012Written, directed and produced by: Lipika Pelham
Languages: English, Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles
Some 27,000 Bedouins live in roadside shacks where Jewish settlements have mushroomed up all along the desert limiting the Bedouins’ nomadic way of life. This film follows an unusual man as he struggles on behalf of this disenfranchised people.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Dolphin Boy
Doc, 72 min, 2011Written and Directed by: Dani Menkin & Yonatan Nir
Produced by: Judith Menassen Ramon, Dani Menkin, Yonatan Nir
Sponsored by: The Second Authority For TV & Radio, New Fund for Cinema & TV, Mifal HaPayis, ARTE, Channel 4
Language: Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles
The incredible story of an Arab-Israeli teenager who ceased communication with people following a severe trauma, and comes back to life thanks to a special connection he develops with dolphins.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Concrete
52 min, & 72 min, DigiBeta, 2011Directed by: Nurit Kedar
Produced by: Yehuda Bitton
Sponsored by: the Makor Foundation
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A war story can be told either by the victims or by the soldiers. Here filmmaker Nurit Kedar uncovers the untold story of 2009's "Operation Cast Lead" through the voices of young soldiers.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90Out of stock
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Palestine in the South
Doc, 52 min, 2011Produced and Directed by: Ana María Hurtado
Written by: Ana María Hurtado & Daniel Osorio
Language: Spanish and Arabic with English subtitles
A journey repeats itself as the distant republic of Chile welcomes a group of Palestinian refugees to a small town where hundreds of Palestinians had already arrived a century ago, making this their new home as well.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Who Shot My Father?
Doc, 71 min, 2011Written & Directed by: Liora Amir Barmatz
Produced by: Zvia Weizman, Aviva Stern
Sponsored by: IBA TV Channel 1, Israel
Languages: Hebrew and English with English subtitles
Israeli Air Force Attaché Colonel Joe Alon was assassinated near his Washington D.C. home in 1973. 38 years later, the case remains unsolved.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
No Full Stop
Doc, 52 min, 2011Produced and directed by: Shlomo Slutzky
Co-Produced by: Yehuda Bitton, Ruth Dawni Dror & Demian Burak
Written by: Alejandra Marino & Shlomo Slutzky
Sponsored by: Israel Channel One, INCAA Argentina
Language: Spanish and Hebrew with English subtitles
Journalistic assignment to cover trial of a former Junta General turns personal for journalist Shlomo Slutzky as he tries to track down former friends who had joined the resistance.
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The Human Turbine
Doc, 54 min, 2010, Color, DigibetaWritten & Directed by: Danny Verete
Produced by: Yehuda Bitton
Sponsored by: Channel 8-Israel & Gesher Multicultural Film Fund
Language: Hebrew & Arabic with English / French subtitles
The attempts to harness wind and solar energy for the benefit of the residents of the Palestinian village of Susia. Working through action, rather than through protest, a group of determined individuals demonstrates how they are figuratively and literally lighting up lives.
DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90