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 Precious Life |  | Directed by Shlomi Eldar, Produced by Ehud Bleiberg and Yoav Ze'evi
90 min. Hebrew, English and Arabic with English subtitles, Israel 2009.
After Raida Abu-Mustafa is told she may have to bury her newborn child next to her two daughters, who died from a genetic disease in Gaza, Dr. Raz Somech, a young pediatrician at Tel Hashomer Medical Center, joins the fight to save the baby’s life. He turns to the film director and Arab affairs correspondent, Shlomi Eldar, and asks him to broadcast a story about the “bubble boy” with no immune system. Slowly, an extraordinary relationship is forged between mother, doctor, and film director, who vows to find a genetically suitable donor in the Gaza Strip.
Honorable Mention for Van Leer Documentary Award - Jerusalem Film Festival |
| | 2320 Days in a Jungle: the Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt |  | Directed by Angus Macqueen, Produced by Christoph Jörg
95 min., Spanish, French, English with English subtitles, France-Germany-UK 2010
Co-Produced with ADR/SWR, ARD/WDR, BBC, France Television, RCN
On 23rd February 2002 Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped in Colombia by Marxist guerrillas of the FARC (The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia). She was held captive in the jungle for some six and a half years.
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| | Women of Hamas |  | Directed and produced by Suha Arraf
75’/60', Israel/Germany 2010
Hamas’ takeover of Gaza turned it into one of the most controversial organizations in the world today. While the most prominent members of the group are men, most of its field work is carried out by cadres of women supporters. These women of Hamas are the most powerful women in the Palestinian territories. Some serve as leaders of the movement, whether as elected representatives in the Palestinian parliament or as ministers in the Hamas government. Others are recognized for their social welfare activities on behalf of children and especially women and for being the mothers of suicide bombers.
Suha Arraf obtained unprecedented access to three women who are active members of the organization in Gaza; shining a light on the work of those who spend their life in the shadows.
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| | A Film Unfinished |  | Directed by Yael Hersonski, Produced by Noemi Schory, Itay Ken-tor
90 min., Hebrew and German with English subtitles, Israel/Germany
A film about an unfinished film which portrays the people behind and before the camera in the Warsaw Ghetto, exposing the extent of the cinematic manipulation forever changing the way we look at historic images.
Winner Van Leer Documentary Award and the Forum for the Preservation of Audio-Visual Memory Award at Jerusalem Film Festival, Best Editing Award -Sundance Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Full Frame, Winner Best International Feature Hot Docs 2010, Winner WGA Documentary Screenplay Award at Silverdocs Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival |
| | Teacher Irena |  | A Film by Itamar Chen , Producers: Naomi Levari, Saar Yogev
Israel 2010, Hebrew, Russian, English subtitles , 52’
The lives of 26 children have undergone a significant change this year. They have met Teacher Irena.
Opening Film – Doc Aviv 2010 |
| | Budrus |  | Directed by by Julia Bacha, Produced by Ronit Avni, Rula Salameh and Julia Bacha - JustVision
(78'/58', Arabic, Hebrew, English with English subtitles, USA 2009)
A Palestinian leader unites Fatah, Hamas and Israelis in an unarmed movement to save his village from destruction. Success eludes them until his 15-year-old daughter jumps into the fray.
Honorable Mention for Vivian Ostrovsky Award - Jerusalem Film Festival, Amnesty Italia award - Pesaro Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, Berlinale 2010, Special Jury Mention - Tribeca FF, Audience Award - San Francisco IFF, Hot Docs, Honorable Mention of the Jury - Documenta Mdrid, Jerusalem Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival, Seoul EIDF, Witness Award SilverDocs |
| | Thieves by Law |  | A film by Alexander Gentelev, Producers: Simone Baumann (LE Vision Germany) Sasha Klein, Maya Zinshtein (SMS Productions, Israel)
Former Russian criminals turned reputable businessmess and politicians tell the story of their influence on the Russian economy and its politics. By winning the trust of these former criminals, the director is awarded rare access to some of the most influential and dangerous men in Russia. Below a rough exterior, their true personalities arrise.
Tribeca FF, Hot Docs, Doc Aviv |
| | Nero's Guests |  | A Film by Deepa Bhatia
(English, Marathi, Hindi , 56' / India-Finland 2009)
Co-produced with Arte France, YLE
Nearly 200,000 farmers have committed suicide in India over the last 10 years. But the mainstream media hardly reflects this.
Nero's Guests is a story about India's agrarian crisis and the growing inequality seen through the work of the Rural Affairs Editor of the Hindu newspaper, P. Sainath. Through sustained coverage of the farm crisis, Sainath and his colleagues created the national agenda, compelling a government in denial to take notice and act. Through his writings and lectures, Sainath tries to make us see the real India, and provokes us to think who are the 'Nero's Guests' in today's world.
Idfa 09, Special Mention MIFF India, FIPRESCI Award MIFF India, London HRW, New York HRW |
| | Muezzin |  | Directed by Sebastian Brameshuber, Produced by Sebastian Brameshuber, Gabriele Kranzelbinder, and David Bohun
85/53 min. Turkish with English subtitles. Austria, 2009
Since the days of Prophet Mohammed, Muslim faithful around the world have heeded the muezzin’s call to prayer five times a day. Today, with “Idol” type shows topping world charts, Turkey’s mosques have joined the trend. In cities and hamlets across the country, muezzins compete regionally for a chance to make it to the national finals in Ankara. This film follows the competitors as they experience the drama of competition in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the country’s best-known muezzin.
Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Tiburon International Film Festival, Doc New Zealand, FIDMairseille |
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