New Releases
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Revolution 101
(Doc., 85 min., 2010, DVD/Digibeta, Color)Written by: Yossi Madmoni, Ari Folman, Ori Inbar, Doron Tsabari
Directed by: Doron Tsabari
Produced by: Ori Inbar - Guerrilla Films
Sponsored by: Israel Film Fund, Keshet - Channel 2 Israel & Yes Doc-Israel
Language: Hebrew with English / French subtitles
The film that started it all. Both an inspiration and a facilitator for the current social movement taking hold in Israel, this film is outlines the path to change. Not only a guide to the revolution - but a film about film and the power to change.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Writing as I Should
(doc., 48 min., Digibeta/DVD, Color, 2010)Shooting Director: Lena Chaplin
Editing Director: Pony Brzezinski
Editing: Benjamin Freidenberg
Sponsored by: Channel 8-Israel
language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A patchwork of interviews with acclaimed late author and critic Batya Gur. An intimate a beautiful tribute to a unique literary voice.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
I Was There in Color
(doc., 55 min., Digibeta/DVD, Color, 2010)Directed 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 -
The Underground in the Tunnel of Time
(Doc, 80 min., DVD/BETA 2010)Written & Directed by: Benjamin Ohry
Produced by: S.Y. Production – Yehuda Bitton
Sponsored by: IBA-Channel 1 & Rabinowitz Foundation - Cinema Project
Languages: Hebrew & English with English subtitles
A story of personal strength and national dignity, this new documentary film reveals one of the best-kept secrets of the British Mandate. The Etzel and Lehi were pre-State militant groups who waged an armed struggle against the British – this is a story of courage and conviction.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Wandering Eyes
(doc, 55 min. BETA/DVD 2010)Directed 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 -
Ingelore
(40 min., DVD/BETA, color, 2009)Directed by: Frank Stiefel
Produced by: Frank Stiefel
Language: English and German with English subtitles
A mix of first person narrative in spoken English and ASL, archival footage, verite footage, and simple re creations, this film is a remarkable and uplifting story of personal and emotional freedom told by a unique storyteller who despite her deafness secured a travel visa against the terrifying rise of the Third Reich.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Children Without a Shadow
(Doc 66 min. DVD/BETA, 2009)Written and directed by: Bernard Balteau
Produced by: DERIVES/ Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Sponsored by: RTBF (Télévision Belge)
A remarkable story told through the experiences of a remarkable man. As a child of four Prof. Shaul Harel was hidden in Belgium during World War II. His story is the story of the resilience of the spirit.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
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.
DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
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