Politics and Conflict
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Longing
Doc, 60 min, 2011Written and Directed by: Effi Banay
Produced by: Yehuda Bitton - Y. Bitton Productions
Sponsored by: The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, The Gesher Foundation & The Second Authority for Television & Radio, Zochrot Organization
Language: Hebrew, Farsi & Arabic with English subtitles
The journey of a man into the depths of his past and into the roots of his yearning for a place which was and is no more.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Beetle
Doc, Long version: 70 min, ; Short version: 52 min, Mini, color, 2008Written 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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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 -
Hothouse
Doc, 52 Min, color, 2009Written & 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.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
First Lesson in Peace
Doc, 56 min, color, 2006Written & Directed by: Yoram Honig
Produced by: Yoram Honig
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A six-year old girl starts school in the mixed Arab-Jewish school of Neveh Shalom. The complexities of life in the Middle East are played out in one little girl's first year in school.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Lullaby
Doc, 52 min, color, Hebrew & Arabic, 2004Written & Directed by: Adi Arbel
Produced by: Naama Pyritz
Sponsored by: Cinema Project & Keshet 2nd Channel
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shooting days
Doc, 58 min, 2004Written & Directed by: Michal Kafra , Deva Melman
Produced by: Michal Kafra & Deva Melman
Sponsored by: Israel’s Documentary Channel
An impressionistic collection of small moments of existence during the routine of life during war.
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Shalom Abu Bassem
Doc, Long Version: 73 min; Short Version: 52 min, 2004Written & Directed by: Nissim Mossek
Produced by: Sharon Schaveet - Biblic Productions
Sponsored by: The New Foundation for Cinema & TV and The 2nd Authority for Radio & TV
Co-produced by: Lichtpunt, Belgium & Vision TV, Canada
A touching and painful portrayal of complex human interactions. In the Muslim Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem two very different families' lives intertwine. Filmed over a period of 18 years, the film offers a rare opportunity to experience the humanity and intricacy of daily life.
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We Too Have No Other Land
60 min, and 75 min, 2007Written & Directed by: Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
To be Edited by: Michel Klochendler
The first time an Arab soccer team is competing on the highest level in Israeli history. The true test of a society is in how it treats its minority – and Israel is put to the test in this document of human drama.
DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90