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Palestine in the South

(Doc, 52 min. DVD/HD, 2011)

Produced 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.

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$29.90

The Escape (Ha'bricha)

(Doc. 74 min, DVD, 2013)

Directed by: Meni Elias
Produced by: Micha Shagrir and Tal Barda
Sponsored by: Claims Conference, the Jewish agency for Israel, Yaakov Kotlitzky, Mifal Hapayis
Language: Hebrew, , German, Italian and English with English subtitles

A road movie in which ten Israeli teenagers from different backgrounds set out on a personal and fascinating adventure which follows the original “Bricha Movement".

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$29.90

Lea and Daria

(Fic. 97 min. DVD/HDCAM 2011)

Directed 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.

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Homecoming

(Doc 58 min.,HD, DVD, 2011)

Directed by: Orna Ben Dor and Noa Maiman
Produced by: Noa Maiman - Added Value Productions N. M. Ltd.
Sponsored by: Channel 10, Israel, Makor Film Fund, Israel
Language: Hebrew, English, Spanish, French, Tagalog, Lingala with English subtitles

The quest for identity in modern Israel. Three children of foreign workers who were born in Israel travel to their parents' homelands as they seek out their roots and their own place in the world.

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$29.90

Longing

(Doc, 60 min. DVD/BETA , 2011)

Written 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.

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The Flat

(Doc, 97 min. HDCAM, DVD, 2011)

Written 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 Release Date: 01 January 2016

The Hilltops

(Doc, 45 min. HDCam/DVD – 2011)

Written and Directed by: Igal Hecht
Produced by: Chutzpa Productions, Igal Hecht
Language: Hebrew and English with English subtitles

The daily reality of life on the hilltops of the West Bank. The Hilltops is an insider’s exploration into the lives of three prominent settler leaders and their battles to hold on to what they perceive as their biblical heart land.

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$29.90