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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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Listening In
Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 14/09/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 14/09/2020

Listening In

המאזין | Omer Sterenberg | Israel, 2019 | Arabic/Hebrew (English subtitles) | Drama short | 9m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Sam Spiegel Film & Television School | Festival marketing sample: Berlinale 2020 | Trailer

An IDF surveillance monitor overhears a stirring conversation.

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Oliver Sacks:  His Own Life
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 11/09/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 11/09/2020

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

Ric Burns | US, 2019 | English | Documentary | 110m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Zeitgeist Films | Festival marketing sample: New York Film Festival 2019 | Trailer

Oliver Sacks in his own words, mostly.

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Double Income, Kids
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 26/06/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 26/06/2020

Double Income, Kids

Hendrick Schäfer | Germany/Israel/US, 2019 | Hebrew, English, Spanish (English subtitles) | Documentary | 94m | DCP | IMDB | Festival Sales: Wide Management | Trailer

Alon and Motty are going to have children.

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Zlota Street
Recommended David Shem-Tov 03/06/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 03/06/2020

Zlota Street

Złota | Tomasz Knittel | Poland/Denmark, 2019 | Polish/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 85m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Krakow Film Foundation | Festival marketing sample: HotDocs 2020 | Trailer

Krzysztof is ready to leave Poland.

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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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Third Body
Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 25/04/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 25/04/2020

Third Body

גוף שלישי | Zohar Melinek-Ezra/Roey Victoria Heifetz | Israel/Germany, 2020 | German/Hebrew (English subtitles) | Drama | 75m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Assaf Raz | Trailer

A transgender Israeli woman spends a night in Berlin.

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In Your Eyes
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 17/02/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 17/02/2020

In Your Eyes

Upload | Barak Heymann | Israel, 2019 | English, Hebrew, Amharic (English subtitles) | Documentary | 56m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Heymann Films | Festival marketing sample: Red Rock Film Festival 2019 | Trailer

Profiles of three Israeli and a Palestinian YouTube vloggers.

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Transkids
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 15/11/2019 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 15/11/2019

Transkids

טרנסקידס | Hilla Medalia | Israel, 2019 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 103m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Docs for Education | Festival marketing sample: MJFF 2020 | Trailer

A profile of four gender-transitioning Israeli teenagers.

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