New Releases
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Land for the Nomads
Doc, 55 minDVCam, 2012Written, directed and produced by: Lipika Pelham
Languages: English, Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles
Some 27,000 Bedouins live in roadside shacks where Jewish settlements have mushroomed up all along the desert limiting the Bedouins’ nomadic way of life. This film follows an unusual man as he struggles on behalf of this disenfranchised people.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Tree of Life: Reflections on Torah and Environment
Doc 28 min, 2012Written & Directed by: Monique Schwarz
Produced by: Monique Schwarz & Benzion Tidhar, Amber Films
Language: English & Hebrew, with English subtitles
A fascinating journey through the Torah and Israel which encourages and commands caring for and preserving the environment.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Soldier on the Roof
Doc, 50 & 80 min, 2012Written & Directed by: Esther Hertog
Produced by: Harry de Winter, Gijs van de Westelaken
Executive Producer: Erica Reijmerink, Sarphati Media
Creative Producer: Paul King
Sponsored by: VPRO, The Netherlands
Language: Hebrew and English with English Subtitles
The real and surreal daily life of 800 Jewish settlers who live among 120,000 Palestinians in Hebron.Rent Online - For Home Use Only :$7.90DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
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 -
Palestine in the South
Doc, 52 min, 2011Produced and Directed by: Ana María Hurtado
Written by: Ana María Hurtado & Daniel Osorio
Language: Spanish and Arabic with English subtitles
A journey repeats itself as the distant republic of Chile welcomes a group of Palestinian refugees to a small town where hundreds of Palestinians had already arrived a century ago, making this their new home as well.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Lea and Daria
Fic, 97 min, 2011Directed by: Branko Ivanda
Produced by: Lidija Ivanda
Written by: Branko Ivanda & Drago Kekanovic
Supported by: Croatian Audiovisual Center City of Zagreb-Office for Education, Culture and Sports
An inspiring true story about two thirteen-year-old girls who on the eve of World War II, were great dancing and acting stars in Zagreb.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Concrete
52 min, & 72 min, DigiBeta, 2011Directed by: Nurit Kedar
Produced by: Yehuda Bitton
Sponsored by: the Makor Foundation
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A war story can be told either by the victims or by the soldiers. Here filmmaker Nurit Kedar uncovers the untold story of 2009's "Operation Cast Lead" through the voices of young soldiers.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90Out of stock
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No Full Stop
Doc, 52 min, 2011Produced and directed by: Shlomo Slutzky
Co-Produced by: Yehuda Bitton, Ruth Dawni Dror & Demian Burak
Written by: Alejandra Marino & Shlomo Slutzky
Sponsored by: Israel Channel One, INCAA Argentina
Language: Spanish and Hebrew with English subtitles
Journalistic assignment to cover trial of a former Junta General turns personal for journalist Shlomo Slutzky as he tries to track down former friends who had joined the resistance.
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The Flat
Doc, 97 min, 2011Written and Directed by: Arnon Goldfinger
Produced by: Arnon Goldfinger & Thomas Kufus, zero one film
Sponsored by: The New Israeli Fund for Cinema & TV, FilmForderAnstalt, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Deutscher FilmForderFond With ARTE, ZDF, SWR, Noga Communications/ Channel 8 Israel
Language: Hebrew, German and English with English subtitles
What begins with the emptying out of a flat develops into a riveting adventure, involving unexpected national interests, a friendship that crosses enemy lines, and deeply repressed family emotions.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90