New Releases
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Locked Down
Doc, 56 min, 2013Directed by: Liat Mer
Produced by: Anath Kendell – One Light Productions
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 8, Makor Foundation, Mifal Hapayis
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A rare look at the interactions between inmates and wardens over a period of two years at the Neve Tirza prison for women in central Israel.Rent Online - For Home Use Only :$7.90DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Pin
Fic, 85 min, 2013Written & Directed by: Naomi Jaye
Cast: Milda Gecaite, Grisha Paternak
Produced by: Daniel Bekerman
Supported by: Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts
Language: Yiddish with English subtitles
Two young people hid in the same barn during the harrowing days of World War II. This touching romance in Yiddish is a universal story of love and devotion over the years.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Pole, Dancer, Movie
Doc 55 min, 2013Written and Directed by: Isri Halpern
Produced by: Halpern Films Ltd.
Sponsored by: YESDocu &, The New Foundation for Film and Television
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Without apology or a sense of victimhood, this dynamic film follows the founder of Israel's first pole dancing studio as she competes for the European title champion. POLE, DANCER, MOVIE reveals an outspoken and frank woman who challenges the very world she lives in no less than she challenges the one she came from.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
End of the Line: Seeshaupt
Doc 69 min, 2013Written and Directed by: Walter Steffen
Produced by: Konzept+Dialog.Medienproduktion
Language: German with English subtitles
The untold story of the final days of WWII told through the experiences of concentration camp inmates as well as local Germans who were confronted by the concrete evidence of the actions of the Nazi State.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
God and Me
Doc, 52 min, miniDV, 2011Directed by: Nati Adler
Produced by: Hai Kaana and Nati Adler
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 8
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
After experiencing a medical event that almost led to his death, the director, Nati Adler goes back in time – to the night he met God.
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The Jews and the Longest Kiss in History
Doc, 60 min, 2011Directed by: Frédérique Cifuentes Morgan
Produced by: Sias Wilson
Language: English, French and Hebrew with English and French subtitles
Where the Blue and the White Nile meet is known as the longest kiss in history. This is where the story of the Jews in the Sudan starts. This film reveals the unusual journey of the sacred books from the Sudan to make known how this most enigmatic community has kept its identity.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Iraq N' Roll
Doc, 52 min, miniDV, 2011Written and Directed by: Gili Gaon
Produced by: Dani Haimovich - Station Films Ltd.
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 2, Gesher Foundation, Avi Chai Foundation
Language: Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles
In an attempt to bridge time, space and culture, Israeli rock musician Dudu Tassa takes on the original music of his grandfather who was one of the leading musicians in the early 20th century in Iraq. A grandson and the weight of history – a story about the power of music and its ability to heal a family’s pain.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Loving Sophia
Doc, 54 min, & 72 min, color/ black&white, 2010Directed and produced by: Ohad Itach
Sponsored by: MAKOR Foundation and YES Doco
Language: Hebrew and Russian with English, French or Russian subtitles
The dark corners of growing up as a new immigrant are powerfully explored in this intense documentary. Sophie's wrenching journey into darkness is strikingly documented as her decent into drugs and prostitution leads not only to a powerful film, but to the possibility of moving on.
DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90