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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 -
Shapira & I
(Doc., 57 min, DVD, 2014)Written & Directed by: Yoram Sabo
Produced by: Yoram Sabo
Sponsored by: The Second Authority for Television, the Gesher Foundation, the AviChai Foundation, Marc Rich Foundation
Language: Hebrew and English with English subtitles
An obsessive filmmaker hot on the tracks of one of the most fascinating enigmas of modern scholarship. A tale of forgery and discovery that spans years and locations.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Lessons of Survival
(Doc 57 min, DVD/HD, 2014)Written and Directed by: Inna Rogatchi
Produced by: Rogatchi Productions for The Rogatchi Foundation
Language: English
Subtitles: Finnish, French, Italian, Russian
Release: European Premiere, The European Parliament, 2014
Intimate and important conversations with legendary Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Jewish Identity in France
(Doc., 34 min. HDcam, DVD, 2014)Written and Directed by: Gilad Inbar
Co-Writers: Gilad Inbar & Amitai Achiman
Produced by: Amitai Achiman
Sponsored by: Beit HaTfutsot - The Museum of the Jewish People
Language: French, Hebrew and English with English subtitles
A visit to Paris of today and a look at the Jews who live there.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Martyrdom The Seven Monks of Tibhirine
(Doc. 73 min. HD/DVD 2013)Written and Directed by: Malik Aït-Aoudia & Séverine Labat
Produced by: Khaled Senoussi - Peacock Films
Sponsored by: TV3 France
Language: French with English subtitles
The 1996 kidnapping and murder of seven Catholic monks in Algeria is not only a tragic story, but also serves as a sad prediction of things to come.
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Fantastisch
(Doc. 64 min. HDCam/DVD, 2013)Written and Directed by: Ofra Sarel-Koren
Produced by: Yahaly Gat - Muse Productions
Sponsored by: the New Foundation for Cinema & TV, The Second Authority of TV & Radio
Language: Hebrew and German with English subtitles
100 year old Shmulik Lesched is living proof that the secret to a long life is vivid colors, happy music and making others smile.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Waves of Memory
(Doc, 75 min. HDCam , DVD, 2014)Written and Directed by: Gad Aisen
Produced by: Gad Aisen & Gilad Reshef – Making Waves Ltd.
Animation by: Sharon Michaeli
Sponsored by: The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts & Israel Chanel 10
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
Memory can be a tricky thing. In this moving documentary we learn about an historical event that is remembered differently by its various participants. A 1946 shipwrecked boat with Jewish refugees on board is the site of the original memory which has become opaque over the years.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
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 -
Letter from the Past
(Fic, 50 min. HD, DVD, 2014)Written and Directed by: Ofer Zingerman
Produced by: Yael Abecassis and Hillel Roseman-Casis Films
Supported by: The Makor Fund
Cast: Gdalia Besser, Yossi Graber
Language: Hebrew and Yiddish with English subtitles
Menachem is a Holocaust survivor living in Tel Aviv. When he receives a letter that had been lost in the mail for 40 years, it brings back a flood of memories.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90