New Releases
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Haymatloz – Exile in Turkey
Doc, 75/90 min, 2016Written and Directed by: Eren Önsöz
Produced by: Erik Winker, Martin Roelly, Andreas Brauer
Sponsored by: A HUPE Film production in co-production with Mamoko Entertainment, funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and BKM
Language: German and Turkish with English subtitles
Recollections and stories of the children of German Jews who were brought to Turkey before the Second World War, at the invitation of Atatürk, and went on to definitively shape Turkish culture.
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Measures of Merit
Doc, 50 min 2016Written & Directed by: Roni Aboulafia
Produced by: Dana Cohen - Dana Productions
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 8
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Ultra-Orthodox, Haredi women are the only segment of Israeli society that is not represented in the Parliament- and Ruth Colian is on the road to changing that.
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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 -
After the Mist – A Story of Resilience
Doc, 76/52 min, 2015Written and Directed by: Luis Ortas
Produced by: Luis Ortas, Angela Bosch-Cinetica and Gilles Perez – 13Productions
Language: Spanish and French with English subtitles
A harrowing childhood, and the exhilarations of success – these are just some the ingredients that make up the incredible story of Siegfried Meir.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
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