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CAFE NAGLER - BERLINALE Culinary Cinema
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Documentary | Israel, Germany | 59 min | 2015 Director: Mor Kaplansky Co-director: Yariv Barel Producer: Liran Atzmor Involved broadcasters: Keshet TV Israel, MDR/Arte, CBC Documentary Channel, Radio Canada, RSI Switzerland, UR Sweden
During the 1920s, Café Nagler was the hottest place in Berlin. The director embarks on a journey to find out what's left of the legendary café owned by her family. What happens when a grand family tale meets reality?
The film is directed by a young up-and-coming director Mor Kaplansky and produced by a seasoned producer Liran Atzmor, whose previous films won scores of awards, including the Best Documentary at Sundance. Berlinale Screening Times Wed. Feb. 17 at 10 pm @ Martin Gropius Bau After the screening Q&A with the film's star & crew
Fri. Feb. 19 at 2 pm @ Martin Gropius Bau
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VITA ACTIVA, THE SPIRIT OF HANNAH ARENDT
Hannah Arendt caused a great uproar in the 1960s by coining the subversive concept of "banality of evil" when referring to the Nazi evil. Her private life was no less controversial thanks to her love affair with a renowned German philosopher and Nazi supporter Martin Heidegger. She was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century who both lived through and wrote about the open wounds of modern times. Arendt's insights about the nature of evil, the plight of refugees and dangers of any ideology sound today more relevant than ever. The deep humanistic message at the core of her thinking is no less relevant. (co-produced with WDR/Arte, SRC, Channel 8, RTS, SVT)
Panorama, IDFA, Official selection, 2015 Munich Film Fest, Official competition, 2015 Jerusalem Int'l Film Festival, Official Competition, 2015 Goteborg Int'l Film Festival, Official Competition, 2016 Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival, Official Competition, 2016 FIFDH Geneva, Official Selection, 2016
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THIRD PERSON
Suzan was born intersex - with both male and female sex organs. When she was five months old, her parents decided she would be a female. She learnt about it only at the age of 35. Ofer was born intersexual too, but his parents decided against surgery and accepted him the way he was born. Is there a right to be intersex? Most people don't think so. Suzan and Ofer are on a mission to change it.
Docaviv, Official selection, 2015 Nominee, Israeli Film & TV Academy Award for the Best Mid-Length Doc, 2015
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HOTLINE
The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, a small Tel Aviv based NGO, works around the clock. The activists give the refugees and migrants legal advice, help them deal with government bureaucracy and promote public campaigns for their cause. They are fighting an uphill battle against both the rising xenophobia and the authorities which tend to treat the asylum seekers as criminal offenders.
Best Documentary Film Award, Jerusalem Int'l Film Festival, 2015 Berlinale Forum, Official competition, 2015 Screened in festivals worldwide, including Viennale, BAFICI, Biografilm and more
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HAPPY PURIM
Purim is the happiest day in the Jewish calendar. The film goes to the heart of the spirit of the festival: the injunction to have fun and revel is carried to full measure (and includes some good drinking tips). Ultra-Orthodox Jews are famously as strict about observing the rules of their faith as they are defiant to modernity, yet for this film they let the cameras explore their celebration with enthusiasm.
RAINDANCE Int'l Film Festival, Official Selection, 2015 Religion Today Film Festival, Italy, Official Competition 2015
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ARABIC MOVIE
A look back at the old Friday afternoon ritual, when Israeli families of all backgrounds would watch the Arab movie of the week. Arabic Movie takes us back to that fleeting moment when Israelis shared the same cultural heroes as everyone else in the Middle East, raising questions about the relationship of Israelis with their neighbors across the border today.
Best Art & Culture Film Award, Docaviv Int'l Film Festival, 2015
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AKA Nadia
More than 20 years since Maya abandoned her previous identity, her past rears its head again. Through the unique story of its heroine, the film contemplates life in a society ridden by intolerance and xenophobia.
Tallin Black Nights Film Festival 2015 Israel Critics' Forum Award for Best Feature Jerusalem Int'l Film Festival 2015
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RED LEAVES
Meseganio Tadela is a hard and obstinate man. He immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia thirty years ago and chose to zealously retain his Ethiopian culture. He belongs to a rapidly disappearing generation. After losing his wife, he sets out on a journey through his children's homes where he encounters some of life's new harsh new realities and tries to survive in his own way.
Best Leading Actor, Golden Leopard Award, Canada Int'l Film & TV Festival, 2015 Best Debut Film, Anat Pirchi Award FIPRESCI (Int'l Federation of Film Critics) Award
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VICE VERSA
An innocent and honest relationship between a religious Yeshiva scholar and an 18-year old cancer patient, turns into an intimate and passionate love story that transcends the rules of religion, society and faith.
Winner Special Mention by SIGNIS Jury, Religion Today Film Festival 2015 Warsaw IFF, Official competition, 2015 Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, 2016 Dallas Jewish Film Festival, 2015
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