Women and Gender
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The Polgar Variant
(Doc., 68 min, DVD, 2014)Written and Directed by: Yossi Aviram
Produced by: Ayelet Kait & Amir Harel – Lama Productions
Sponsored by: The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, the Marc Rich Foundation, The Second Authority for TV & Radio
language: Hebrew, English and Hungarian with English subtitles
The extraordinary story of three Hungarian-Jewish sisters who were raised in communist Budapest of the 1970s to be chess masters.DVD Release Date: 01 January 2016 -
Locked Down
(Doc. 56 min, DVD, 2013)Directed by: Liat Mer
Produced by: Anath Kendell – One Light Productions
Sponsored by: Israel Channel 8, Makor Foundation, Mifal Hapayis
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A rare look at the interactions between inmates and wardens over a period of two years at the Neve Tirza prison for women in central Israel.Rent Online - For Home Use Only :$7.90DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Saga of a Photo
(Doc. 82 min, DVD, 2013)Directed by: Mooli Landesman
Produced by: Tslil Landesman - Sadot Productions
Sponsored by: IBA Channel One
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
For a moment in time one photo exposed the joy of filmmaker Mooli Landesman grandparents' wedding in 1926 in Berlin. A moment later, everything will turn upside down.This is a story about love and a love story that crosses borders – both physically and emotionally.
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Pole, Dancer, Movie
(Doc 55 min. HD/DVD, 2013)Written and Directed by: Isri Halpern
Produced by: Halpern Films Ltd.
Sponsored by: YESDocu &, The New Foundation for Film and Television
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Without apology or a sense of victimhood, this dynamic film follows the founder of Israel's first pole dancing studio as she competes for the European title champion. POLE, DANCER, MOVIE reveals an outspoken and frank woman who challenges the very world she lives in no less than she challenges the one she came from.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Couple or Kids
(Doc 57 min. HDCam/DVD, 2012)Directed by: Itay Berkowitz
Produced by: Orly Vilnai and Guy Meroz and Roni Livneh
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Two married journalists expose their traumatic experience as they go through fertility treatments.Two married journalists expose their traumatic experience as they go through fertility treatments.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Lea Koenig's Loves
(Doc. 62 min. DVD/DVCam, 2012)Produced and Directed by: Tali Ohaion, Talia Inspiration Ltd.
Sponsored by: IBA Channel One
Subtitles: Hebrew and Yiddish with English subtitles
The great Israeli actress Lea Koenig is presented here as she tells the story of the two great loves of her life – the theater and her husband, director and actor, Zvi Shtopler and the blurred borders between reality and the stage.
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Loving Sophia
(Doc, 54 min. & 72 min. color/ black&white, DVD, 2010)Directed and produced by: Ohad Itach
Sponsored by: MAKOR Foundation and YES Doco
Language: Hebrew and Russian with English, French or Russian subtitles
The dark corners of growing up as a new immigrant are powerfully explored in this intense documentary. Sophie's wrenching journey into darkness is strikingly documented as her decent into drugs and prostitution leads not only to a powerful film, but to the possibility of moving on.
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Daddy's Girls
(Doc 56 min., 2010, Dig-Beta, DVD/Betacam , Color)Directed 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 -
Paris Return
(Doc 72 min. 2009, HD/DVD)Directed by: Yossi Aviram
Produced by: Itay Ken tor. Noemi Schory- Belfilms
Sponsored by: ZDF/ARTE, ERT-Greece, YesDocu- Israel
Language: French and Hebrew with English subtitles
An aging Parisian gay couple squabble and share a playful repartee as ill health starts to slow the elder partner and he begins to explore the concept of home.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90