Depression-era photojournalist once said that “the camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera,” a sentiment presciently expressed in the latest film by Israeli filmmaker ...
Israeli filmmaker Orit Fouks Rotem’s first feature takes on a difficult subject: facilitating peace and empathy among a focus group of four Jewish and four Arab women. In “Cinema Sabaya,” Dana Ivgy ...
When an Israeli director rounds up a group of Arabs and Jews for an introductory filmmaking class, it isn’t long before a Jew admits she doesn’t really know any Arabs because she’s afraid of suicide ...
Israel’s Oscar entry is a documentary-style chamber piece about a video workshop for Arab and Jewish women whose conclusions feel, well, tired. By Beatrice Loayza When you purchase a ticket for an ...
A filmmaking workshop for Arab and Jewish women engenders female empowerment and cross-cultural friendships, as well as new skills. Varying widely in age, income, marital status and outlook, the group ...
BERLIN (JTA) – Israeli director Guy Nattiv and British actor Helen Mirren have received a Dove Award from the Cinema for Peace Foundation for their joint work in the 2023 biopic, “Golda,” in which ...
The winners for best documentary film had a stirring message for Oscars viewers Sunday night. Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli journalist, who collaborated for the ...