Israeli Mosaic
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The Volunteers
(Doc, 54 min., DVD / BETA, 2009)Written & Directed by: Mooly Landesman
Produced by: Sadot Productions
Co Produced with: IBA/Channel 1-Israel
Language: Hebrew, English, German with English subtitles
The story of youthful exuberance and the search for personal identity come together in the idealism of a new country and the romanticism of the kibbutz.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Name My Mother gave Me
(Doc., 60 min., BETA/DVD, Color, 2008)Written & Directed by: Eli Tal-El
Produced by: Eli Tal-El – Tal-El Productions
Language: Hebrew & Amharic with English subtitles
Sponsored by: Avi Chai Foundation
Co- Produced with: IBA Channel 1- Israel
Ethiopian and Russian Israelis meet at a leadership program in Israel where their year of learning culminates in a joint journey to Ethiopia. On their journey they discover the universality of their experiences and their shared commitment to their home in Israel.
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Rabbi Firer: A Reason to Question
(Doc., 58 min. DVD/HDV, color, 2008)Written and Directed by: Amit Goren
Produced by: Amit Goren & Galia Bador
Sponsored by: Channel 10-Israel; Gesher Multicultural Film Fund & The National Lottery Council for the Arts
Language: Hebrew, English with English subtitles
TV Sales World-wide: Cinephil
About 150 patients a day seek an unbiased second opinion from an unusual rabbi, self-educated in medicine. Rabbi Elimelech Firer, a 54-year-old Orthodox Jew, has been advising in medicine for the past 30 years on a voluntary basis.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Gut Shabbes Vietnam
(Doc., 52 min. DVD/BETA, color, 2008)Written and Directed by: Ido & Yael Zand
Produced by: Zandoco
Sponsored by: Channel 8-Israel
Language: Hebrew, English, Yiddish, Vietnamese with English or French Subtitles
A clash of cultures is at the core of this uplifting documentary. A young Israeli couple who are emissaries of the Chabad Movement are sent to Vietnam - on a one-way ticket- to encourage and create a Jewish community in this Communist country.
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Dubak - A Palestinian Jew
( Doc., 60 Min., 2008, DVD\BETA)Written & Directed by: Ella Alterman
Produced by: Yehuda Bitton
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Supported by: Channel 1, IBA-Israel
"a person like Dubak is not someone you have seen before. And such an oversized and tragic story such as this has not been told until now."
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Amos Oz
(Doc., 52 min., DVD/BETA, 2008, Color)Written & Directed by: Stelios Charalampopoulos
Produced by: ERT-Greece
Co Produced by: Thanos Lampropoulos - Periplus Productions
An engaging and intimate portrait of the acclaimed Israeli iconoclastic and internationally celebrated author.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Beetle
(Doc., Long version: 70 min.,; Short version: 52 min., DVD\Mini DV, color, 2008)Written and Directed by: Yishai Orian
Produced by: Yishai Orian
Sponsored by: The 2nd Authority for Television & Radio and The New Foundation for Cinema & TV
Language: Hebrew, Arabic with English subtitle
A journey that takes us to meetings with the car's previous owners and to Jordan – as the filmmaker takes his own journey to fatherhood.
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Nuran
(Doc., 50 \ 67 min., DVD\Digibeta, 2008)Written & Directed by: Amikam Shossberger
Produced by: David Mandil, Nurit Kedar
Language: Hebrew & Arabic with English subtitles
Sponsored by: The New Foundation for Cinema & TV & The Second Authority for Radio & TV
Kidnapped from her doorstep inside the Palestinian Authority and into the State of Israel, Nuran's parents have been staging a desperate, life-threatening, Kafkaesque search; forced to deal with the hurdles thrown at them by the IDF and the Israeli Police.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Eye Witness
(Doc., 50 min., DVD/DVCAM, 2008)Written & Directed by: Micha Shagrir
Produced by: Shiba Communications
Sponsored by: Avi-Chai Foundation & The Turner Charitable Trust
Documenting famous leaders and witnessing the dramatic events that occurred in Israel over the past 60 years, photographer David Rubinger is indeed an eye witness to history.
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