New Releases
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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 -
KAFKA'S LAST STORY
Doc, 53 min, 2011Written & Directed by: Sagi Bornstein
Produced by: Sagi Bornstein – Bosa Productions
Co-Produced by: Christian Drewing - EIKON Südwest GmbH
The fate of Kafka's invaluable writings. This film is a detective story; an adventure that crosses geographical boundaries as well as cultural and chronological ones; an exploration beginning early in the 20th century, and continuing to this day.Rent Online - For Home Use Only :$8.90DVD - 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