Politics and Conflict
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Chronicle of a Kidnap
Doc, 55 min, Color, 2008Written & Directed by: Nurit Kedar
Produced by: David Mandil
Sponsors: Channel 10-Israel
The Kafkaesque story at the center of a national debate following the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers. A powerful film that captures the politics of finding one self in the center of media frenzy
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Dubak - A Palestinian Jew
Doc, 60 Min, 2008Written & Directed by: Ella Alterman
Produced by: Yehuda Bitton
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Supported by: Channel 1, IBA-Israel
"a person like Dubak is not someone you have seen before. And such an oversized and tragic story such as this has not been told until now."
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Nuran
Doc, 50 \ 67 min, Digibeta, 2008Written & Directed by: Amikam Shossberger
Produced by: David Mandil, Nurit Kedar
Language: Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles
Sponsored by: The New Foundation for Cinema & TV & The Second Authority for Radio & TV
Kidnapped from her doorstep inside the Palestinian Authority and into the State of Israel, Nuran's parents have been staging a desperate, life-threatening, Kafkaesque search; forced to deal with the hurdles thrown at them by the IDF and the Israeli Police.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Third One is On Its Way
Doc, 55 min, color, 2008Written and Directed by: Shlomo Slutzky
Co-Produced with: Channel 1, Israel
Available formats: Hebrew and Spanish with English and/or with Spanish narration
An Argentian journalist returns to his place of birth to embark upon a personal crusade. During his travels he seeks to unveil the truth behind the bare facts that obscured the investigation of the bombings of Jewish targets in Argentina.
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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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To See If I'm Smiling
Doc, 59 Min, 2007, ColorWritten, Directed & Produced: Tamar Yarom
World Sales: First Hand Films
Festivals & Special Screenings: Ruth Diskin Films
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles / French subtitles
Sponsored by: Channel 8-Israel & The Makor Foundation for Israeli Cinema & TV
A female point of view on the drama of an unending war, on the moral challenges the soldiers faced at the encounter with the Palestinian population. The women look back critically at the way they handled the power that was placed in their hands at the young age of eighteen.
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Wasted
Doc, 70 min, \ 55min, color, 2007 - Based on the Best seller "If There is a Heaven" by Ron Leshem, Israel, 2006Written and Directed by: Nurit Kedar
Produced by: David Mandil & David Silber – Beaufort Limited Partnership
Sponsored by: Keshet – Israel's 2nd Channel
Language: Hebrew with English subtitle
A candid look at Israeli soldiers who served in the fortress of Beaufort in Southern Lebanon before Israel's withdrawal in 2000. These young men go to war and come back changed. Another powerful film from Nurit Kedar.
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On Hold
Doc, 52 min, color, 2007Written & Directed by: Rokaya Sabbah
Produced by: Nizar Younes – Al-Arz Productions
Sponsored by: The Second Authority for Television & Radio & The New Foundation For Cinema & T.V
Language: Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles
A young Israeli Arab couple leaving Israel for a better life in Spain. A quirky, complex and touching story that reveals the unique dilemma faced by many Israeli Arabs - caught between twin identities and mixed allegiances, the decision to stay or to go unearths the deep contradictions of life in Israel.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90Out of stock
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Storm of Emotions
Doc, 84 min, 35mm, 2006Written & Directed by: Yael Klopmann
Produced by: Jim Abrams & Micky Rabinovitz – Light Stream Israel
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles (also available with French subtitles)
North America TV Sales: Cinetic Media, NY
The Israeli government ordered the evacuation of the Gaza Strip on August 2005 – a decision which created political and social turmoil. The evacuation was to be the most complex and sensitive mission ever undertaken by the police forces.
But this is the story of humanity in its finest hour - the story of brothers at heart.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90