New Releases
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The Way of Man – a Film about Martin Buber
Doc, 52 min, 2015Written and Directed by: Yaakov Lifshin and Aharon Lipetz
Produced by: Yaakov Lifshin – Hamsin Productions Ltd.
Language: Hebrew and English with English subtitles
Not simply a historical biography of a leading giant in the field of philosophy, this film shows how Martin Buber is more relevant and timely than ever.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Teaching Ignorance
Doc, 52 min, 2015Written and Directed by: Tamara Erde
Produced by: Julien Loron – Saya
Supported by: France3 via Stella, BBC Arabic, CNC, Procirep, Brut die welt fund Germany
Language: Arabic & Hebrew with English subtitles
This powerful film follows several Israeli and Palestinian teachers over the course of an academic year in an examination of how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is taught.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Bride of the Nile
Doc 63 min, & 59 min DCP, 2015Directed by: Edouard Mills-Affif
Written by: Edouard Mills-Affif and Sherif El Ramly
Produced by: Nadège Hasson - Temps noir
Coproduced by: France Télévisions
Supported by: TV 2M - Morocco and LCP Assemblée nationale
A drama of tragic proportions is being played out in a village by the Nile Delta, where a young woman must marry a man she does not love. This film exposes the confusion in both the private, and public Egypt during crisis.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
A Woman’s Story
Doc 52 min, 2015Written and Directed by: Azra Rashid
Produced by: Azra Rashid and Igal Hecht
Language: Bengali, Kinyarwanda and English with English subtitles
Three women, from different countries and realities, discuss and share their experiences of genocide in the 20th century – highlighting their spirit and endurance.
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Einstein in the Holy Land
Doc, 55 min, 2015Directed by: Noa Ben Hagai
Produced by: Ada Keren – IBA Channel One
Based on an idea by: Micha Shagrir
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
The most famous Jew of his generation visits the Holy Land.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
My Beloved Uncles
Doc, 72 min, 2015Written, Directed & Produced by: Eran Barak
Sponsored by: Yes Docu, Rabinovich Fund Cinema Project, Gesher Film Fund, Ostrovsky Family Fund
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A look at those who remained in the neighborhood, and were left to suffer the pain of non-integration into Israeli society. This is also a poetic quest for a long-vanished uncle that ends up inspiring questions of identity, fate, dreams and hopes.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Jerusalem Boxing Club
Doc, 71 min, 2015Written and Directed by: Helen Yanovsky
Produced by: Helen Yanovsky, Shalom Goodman, Nizan Ophir - Rail Road Films
Sponsored by: Rabinovich Film Fund - Cinema Project, Channel 8, Alex Bernstein Grant, The Aliza Shagrir Prize, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund
Language: Hebrew, Arabic and Russian with English subtitles
Operating out of a bomb shelter in south Jerusalem, this boxing club is a microcosm of trouble and hope.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Gezoindelach
Doc 28 min, 2015Written and Directed by: Efrat Berger
Supported by: YES Docu, Gesher Multicultural Foundation, The Jerusalem Film Fund
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
The challenges of breaking free from a closed society and touchingly brought to life in this documentary where “the cord” is literally cut.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
When People Die They Sing Songs
Doc 47 min, 2014Written and Directed by: Olga Lvoff
Produced by: DiploDocus LLC
Language: English with English and Russian subtitles
A mother-daughter bond is strengthened through the melodies of the past. 93 year old Regina looks back, and together with her daughter, revitalizes their relationship and the ability to go on.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90