Monthly Archives: December 2022

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The Dance of Ali and Zin (Mehmet A. Konar) Turkey

The Dance of Ali and Zin
Mehmet Ali Konar
Turkey. 2021. 78 min

The story is set in a tiny Kurdish village. Isa’s younger brother is murdered and brought back to his hometown. Two weeks after the funeral, his mother Zîn dreams of giving a wedding celebration for her deceased son. This strange idea sparks off a host of contradictory feelings within her, and between her and Isa and family members, who are still reeling from the trauma and grief of losing a brother. The family gradually proceed into a grey area in their relationship. These ordinary people find themselves living in a psychological minefield wrestling on the planes between logic, norms, emotions and irrationality.

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The Night of the 21st (Omer Sterenberg) Israel

The night of the 21st
Omer Sterenberg
Israel. 2022. 14 min

Three childhood friends from a kibbutz represent the strengths and the fissures in Israeli society. They are reunited for a night of fun and exuberance which turns into a reckoning as each of them has taken a different path. And each has to deal with the tension and the love they feel for one another.

OMER STERENBERG

Born in 1992. His first short film, Listening In, participated in dozens of international film festivals, including Berlin Film Festival 2020 and won several prizes in others.

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Ordinary (Gil Fermon) Israel

Ordinary
Gil Fermon
Israel. 2022. 22 min

Squad commander Noah is two days before his discharge. In the meantime, the military routine continues as he and his soldiers patrol the border. Unexpectedly a young Palestinian boy crosses the border fence, is caught and Noah comes face to face with someone who, like himself, just wants to get home.

GIL FERMON

Born in 1988 in Israel and grew up in Jerusalem. holds a B.A. degree in Humanities Arts from Tel Aviv University and is currently studying for a master’s degree in philosophy at Tel Aviv University. He practices meditation. Worked as an Assistant director and producer for several short films and music videos, a photographer for documentary productions and as a freelance editor.

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NEWS

Deepa Mehta gets Lifetime Achievement Award at Imagineindia 2023

Deepa Mehta is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker whose work is internationally renowned. Her emotionally resonating, award-winning films have played every major film festival, and been sold and distributed around the globe. Her fiction films include the Elemental Trilogy: Earth, Fire, and the Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee, Water; Bollywood/Hollywood, Heaven on Earth, the epic adaptation of Midnight’s Children, Salman Rushdie’s three-time Booker Prize winning novel; Beeba Boys, Anatomy of Violence, and most recently the award-winning Funny Boy, which was nominated for several Canadian Screen Awards and won for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score. The film also picked up Best Picture and Best Supporting Performance Female at the 2021 Leo Awards.

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A Tale of Two Sisters (Akram Khan) Bangladesh.

A Tale of Two Sisters
Akram Khan
Bangladesh. 2022. 99 min

Rahela and Saleha are two sisters, married to two brothers Sabar and Jabar. Soon Rahela gives birth to Rahelillah and Saleha’s son is called Shaheb Ali. In 1971, during the Liberation War of Bangladesh against Pakistan, Rahelillah follows his conservative uncle, Jabar, who supports Pakistan while Shaheb joins the Liberation Force following his progressive uncle Sabar. The house turns into a battlefield but whose side should Rahela and Saleha take?

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Betulim (Maor Zagouri) Israel. Official Section

Betulim
Maor Zagouri
Israel. 2022. 120 min

A coming-of-age story of a boy whose mother dies the year he discovers his own sexuality. A story of guilt and regret that a sensitive teenager carries through a journey to lose his virginity.
Set against the hypnotic desert landscapes, he is swept up in an erotic discovery and must bid goodbye to his childhood. An intimate journey, saturated with fear and lust, of one boy’s path to manhood.

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