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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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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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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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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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Love & Stuff
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 13/06/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 13/06/2020

Love & Stuff

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Judith Helfand | US, 2020 | English | Documentary | 80m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films | Festival marketing sample: HotDocs 2020

Judith Helfand reflects on her relationship with her mother and daughter.

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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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21 Days Inside
Recommended David Shem-Tov 08/05/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 08/05/2020

21 Days Inside

Zohar Wagner | Israel, 2019 | Arabic/Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 65m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films | Festival marketing sample: Docaviv 2019 | Clip

A Bedouin woman is accused of murdering her son.

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Asia
Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 07/05/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 07/05/2020

Asia

אסיה | Ruthy Pribar | Israel, 2020 | Hebrew/Russian (English subtitles) | Drama | 85m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films/Intramovies | Festival marketing sample: Tribeca 2020

As her daughter’s health deteriorates, a mother confronts their difficult relationship.

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Grey Zone
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 03/05/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 03/05/2020

Grey Zone

תחום אפור | Gal Sagy | Israel, 2019 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Drama Short | 10m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Gal Sagy | Festival marketing sample: Tribeca 2020 | Trailer

A jogger’s reverie is abruptly shaken.

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Objector
Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 23/04/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 23/04/2020

Objector

Molly Stuart | US, 2019 | English | Documentary | 75m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Java Films | Festival marketing sample: IDFA 2019 | Trailer

Atalya Ben Abba resists conscription to the IDF.

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Staring at the Sun
Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 22/04/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 22/04/2020

Staring at the Sun

Harry Greenberger | US, 2017 | English | Drama | 116m | Distributor/Sales: Harry Greenberger | Festival marketing sample: Queens World Film Festival 2019 | Trailer

Two ultra-Orthodox girls escape to Phoenix.

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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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Covered Up
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 27/01/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 27/01/2020

Covered Up

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מסכת פאה | Rachel Elitzur | Israel, 2018 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 52m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2018 | Trailer

An ultra-Orthodox woman struggles with head-covering strictures.

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Alone Together
Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 20/01/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 20/01/2020

Alone Together

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ביחד לבד | Maya Tiberman/Kineret Hay-Gillor | Israel, 2019 | Hebrew (English subtitles) | Documentary | 54m | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2019 | Trailer

Childless Israeli volunteers to provide physical affection to abandoned babies.

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