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Cinema Sabaya
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 30/08/2021 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 30/08/2021

Cinema Sabaya

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סינמה סבאיא | Orit Fokus Rotem | Israel, 2021 | Hebrew/Arabic (English subtitles) | Drama | 91m | DCP | IMDB | Contact: Memento | Festival marketing sample: JFF 2021

Eight Arab and Jewish women find common ground.

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High Maintenance
Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 27/02/2021 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 27/02/2021

High Maintenance

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דני קרוון | Barak Heymann | Israel, 2020 | Hebrew, English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 66m | DCP | IMDB | Contact: Go2Films | Festival marketing sample: JFF 2019 | DocuShuk

Barak Heymann pays tribute to Dani Karavan.

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Here We Are
Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 06/11/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 06/11/2020

Here We Are

הנה אנחנו | Nir Bergman | Israel/Italy 2020 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Drama | 92m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: mk2 | Festival marketing sample: Cannes 2020

Aharon and his son embark on a road trip.

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Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 26/10/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 26/10/2020

Divorce Denied

מסורבות | David Ofek/Mia Webb | Israel, 2019 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 59m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Trabelsi Productions | Festival marketing sample: Jüdisches Filmfestival Berlin Brandenburg 2020 | Trailer | DocuShuk

Three women struggle to obtain a divorce in Israel.

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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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Marry Me However
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 09/10/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 09/10/2020

Marry Me However

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חתונה הפוכה | Mordechai Vardi | Israel, 2020 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 63m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Go2Film | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020 | Trailer | DocuShuk

Yarden, Zvi and Naama believe orthodox gay people should not be encouraged to marry heterosexual partners.

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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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A Waste of Space
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 05/10/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 05/10/2020

A Waste of Space

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על תנאי | Noam Demsky/Ido Bahat | Israel, 2020 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 59m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Go2Film | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020 | Trailer | DocuShuk

Three teenagers transition from foster care to independent life.

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Recommended David Shem-Tov 25/09/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 25/09/2020

The Three Yossi

שלושה יוסי | Yael Kipper/Ronen Zaretzky | Israel, 2020 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 85m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Yael Kipper | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020 | Trailer | DocuShuk

Three homeless families from Jaffa revisited twenty years on.

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Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 24/09/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 24/09/2020

And I Was There

ואני הייתי שם | Eran Paz | Israel, 2020 | Hebrew/Arabic/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 65m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Distributor | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020 | Trailer | DocuShuk

Eran Paz revisits a Palestinian home.

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Four Mothers
Recommended David Shem-Tov 21/09/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 21/09/2020

Four Mothers

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ארבע אימהות | Raphael Levin/Dana Keidar Levin | Israel, 2020 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 70m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020 | Trailer | DocuShuk

Four women set out to end an unnecessary war.

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Rain in her Eyes
Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 19/09/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 19/09/2020

Rain in her Eyes

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גשם בעיניים | Ron Omer | Israel, 2020 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 60m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020 | Trailer | DocuShuk

Ron Omer’s loving tribute to his mother, the writer Dvora Omer.

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With Slight Steps
Recommended David Shem-Tov 13/09/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 13/09/2020

With Slight Steps

בדילוגים קלים | Guy Hodes | Israel, 2020 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary short | 29m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Sam Spiegel Film & Television School | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020 | Trailer

Tirza Hodes still teaches dancing, but now in Germany.

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Africa
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 02/07/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 02/07/2020

Africa

אפריקה | Oren Gerner | Israel, 2019 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Drama | 82m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Heretic Outreach | Festival marketing sample: Haifa International Film Festival 2019 | Trailer

Meir Gerner suffers a late life crisis.

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