New Releases
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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 -
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 -
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.
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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 -
I Was There in Color
doc, 55 min, Digibeta, Color, 2010Directed by: Avishai Kfir - Rei Communications Ltd.
Produced by: Itzhak Rubin
Sponsored by: IBA Channel 1-Israel & The Rabinovich Foundation – Cinema Project
Language: English narration
Extraordinary, never before seen footage of Israel’s History in color.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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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 -
Deadly Honour
Doc, Long version: 85 min, ; Short version: 58 min, color, 2009Written, directed and produced by: Lipika Pelham
Language: Arabic, Hebrew and English, with English or French Subtitles
Based on a real life survivor of honor killing this powerful documentary tells the story of young girls growing up in fear - a fear that is sealed with a code of silence and the anticipation of facing their killers.
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Leap of Faith
Doc, 95 min, 2009Directed and Produced by: Antony Benjamin, Stephen Z. Friedman
Language: English
Searching for truth and meaning in their lives, this group of unlikely Americans take a leap of faith and undergo conversion from Christianity to Orthodox Judaism. Emotional and spiritual strength is needed in order to make such a drastic step in one's life.
DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90