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Ma’abarot
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 23/10/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 23/10/2020

Ma’abarot

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מעברות | Dina Zvi Riklis | Israel, 2019 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 84m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films | Festival marketing sample: AJFF 2020 | Trailer | DocuShuk

The trauma and anger of Israeli transit camp internees.

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We Were the Others
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 08/10/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 08/10/2020

We Were the Others

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הדווקאים | Hadas Ayalon | Israel, 2019 | Hebrew/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 54m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Ruth Films | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2019 | Trailer | DocuShuk

Gay male life in Israel in the sixties and seventies.

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Schocken on the Verge of Consensus
Recommended David Shem-Tov 18/09/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 18/09/2020

Schocken on the Verge of Consensus

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שוקן, על גבול הקונצנזוס | Noemi Schory | Israel/Germany, 2020 | Hebrew/German/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 82m | DCP | Distributor/Sales: Liran Atzmor | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020 | DocuShuk

The legacy of businessman and publisher Salman Schocken.

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Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 12/09/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 12/09/2020

Love, It Was Not

אהבה זאת לא היתה | Maya Sarfaty | Israel/Austria, 2020 | Hebrew/German (English subtitles) | Documentary | 86m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Cinephil | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020

A tragic love affair in Auschwitz.

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Bukra Fil Mishmish
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 09/09/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 09/09/2020

Bukra Fil Mishmish

בוכרא פי (א)למישמיש | Tal Michael | Israel/France, 2019 | French, Hebrew, Arabic, English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 73m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Costanza Film Distribution | Festival marketing sample: Haifa 2019 | Trailer | DocuShuk

Almost everyone loves the Frenkel brothers’ animations.

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Glass Negatives
Recommended David Shem-Tov 20/06/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 20/06/2020

Glass Negatives

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Szklane negatywy | Jan Borowiec | Poland, 2019 | Polish/Hebrew/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 39m | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films | Festival marketing sample: Krakow International Film Festival 2020

A found collection of prewar portraits illuminates a lost world.

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Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 17/06/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 17/06/2020

Conrad Veidt - My Life

Mark Rappaport | US, 2019 | English | Documentary | 61m | Festivals sales: Mark Rappaport | Festival marketing sample: TJFF 2020

Mark Rappaport imagines the testimonial of anti-Nazi activist and actor Conrad Veidt.

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How Holocaust Came to Television
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 02/06/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 02/06/2020

How Holocaust Came to Television

Wie Holocaust ins Fernsehen kam | Alice Agneskirchner | Germany, 2019 | German/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 88m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Nicole Schink | Festival marketing sample: TJFF 2020

The American melodrama that shook Germany.

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Chichinette - the Accidental Spy
Recommended David Shem-Tov 25/05/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 25/05/2020

Chichinette - the Accidental Spy

Nicola Hens | Germany/France, 2019 | English/French (English subtitles) | Documentary | 86m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Kino Lorber | Festival marketing sample: Haifa 2019 | Trailer

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in Nazi Germany.

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Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 21/05/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 21/05/2020

Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz

Barry Avrich | Canada, 2018 | English | Documentary | 83m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Seventh Art Releasing | Festival marketing sample: AJFF 2019 | Trailer

The life of former Nuremberg prosecutor and human rights jurist Ben Ferencz.

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Dear Fredy
Recommended David Shem-Tov 13/05/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 13/05/2020

Dear Fredy

פרדי היקר | Rubi Gat | Israel, 2017 | Hebrew/Czech/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 74m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Docs For Education | Festival marketing sample: UKJFF 2018 | Trailer

The story of Fredy Hirsch, a gay Jewish youth sports instructor in Nazi-occupied Europe.

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Dayan - the First Family
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 11/05/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 11/05/2020

Dayan - the First Family

דיין - המשפחה הראשונה | Anat Goren | Israel, 2019 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | (Episode 1:) 90m (Episode 2:) 125m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Docs for Education | Festival marketing sample: MJFF 2020 | Trailer

The troubled legacy of the Dayan family.

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The Mystery of the Black Book
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 06/05/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 06/05/2020

The Mystery of the Black Book

תעלומת הספר השחור | Boris Maftsir | Israel, 2019 | English/Hebrew/Russian (English subtitles) | Documentary | 70m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: JMT Films | Festival marketing sample: HFF 2019 | Trailer

The holocaust in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union and its aftermath.

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Letters
Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 17/04/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 17/04/2020

Letters

Cartas | Mario Bomheker | Argentina, 2018 | Spanish/Yiddish/Hebrew/Polish (English subtitles) | Documentary | 81m | 2K DCP | Distributor/Sales: Mario Bomheker | Trailer

Mario Bomheker seeks to uncover the fate of his Polish relatives.

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