Schedule
7:30 pm | Hans Otto Theater
GALA Opening
Eröffnung der Gala mit Kulturstaatsminster BERND NEUMANN, dem Botschafter des Staates Israel in Deutschland YAKOV HADAS-HANDELSMAN, Ministerin Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. SABINE KUNST, den Festivalpaten MARGARITA BROICH und CHRISTIAN BERKEL sowie Festivaldirektorin NICOLA GALLINER.
Directed by Eran Riklis, IL/GB/FR 2012, Hebrew/Arabic/English with English subtitles, 107’
During the 1982 Lebanon War, an Israeli fighter pilot, Yoni (Stephen Dorff), is shot down over Beirut and captured by the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Guest: Eran Riklis (director)
Moderated by Georgia Tornow
6:30 pm | Thalia Programmkino
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PLAY OFF
Directed by Eran Riklis, IL/D/FR 2011, 107 min, with English subtitles
Guest: Eran Riklis (director)
8:30 pm | Thalia Programmkino
GERMAN PREMIERE
IN THE SHADOW
Directed by David Ondricek, CS/PL/IL 2012, Czech with English subtitles, 106’
"A slow burn leads to a powerful payoff at the denouement of Czech period drama “In the Shadow,” ...
Guests: Monika Stepanova (director Tschechisches Zentrum Berlin)
6:30 pm | Thalia Programmkino
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DER JÜDISCHE KARDINAL
Directed by Ilan Duran Cohen, FR 2012, in German only, 96’
A Jewish cardinal—is that possible? Well, yes and no, says this exciting star-studded French biopic.
Gäste:
8:30 pm | Thalia Programmkino
In cooperation with Bet Debora
ROSENSTRASSE
Documentary, directed by Daniela Schmidt-Langels, D 1993, in German only, 45’
The documentary Rosenstrasse is a memorial to the courageous women who demonstrated in 1943, demanding the release of their imprisoned husbands and relatives.
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Documentary, directed by Lisa Lewenz, USA 1998, 62’
A Letter Without Words is a documentary following the footsteps of director Lisa Lewenz’s grandmother Ella, who had the courage to film life in Berlin in the early Nazi days.
6:30 pm | Thalia Programmkino
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OUT IN THE DARK
Directed by Michael Mayer, IL 2012, Hebrew with German subtitles, 96’
The Tel Aviv nightclub where Palestinian student Nimr and young lawyer Roy meet for the first time is a world of its own.
Guests: Michael Mayer (director), Nicholas Jacob (main actor), Yael Shafrir (screenwriter)
7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
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A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA
Directed by Thierry Binisti, FR/IL/CA 2011, French with English subtitles, 99’
Naim, a young Palestinian, finds a message in a bottle—from 17-year-old Tal from Jerusalem.
Gäste:
9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
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OUT IN THE DARK
Directed by Michael Mayer, IL 2012, Hebrew with German subtitles, 96’
The Tel Aviv nightclub where Palestinian student Nimr and young lawyer Roy meet for the first time is a world of its own.
Guests: Michael Mayer (director), Nicholas Jacob (main actor), Yael Shafrir (screenwriter)
7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
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Nono, The Zigzag Kid
Directed by Vincent Bal, NL/BE 2012, Dutch with English subtitles, 95’
Gäste:
Thirteen-year-old Nono is convinced that he wants to be a famous inspector when he grows up, just like his father, but first, he has to find out who his mother actually was and why he knows so little about her.
9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
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THE GATEKEEPERS
Documentary, directed by Dror Moreh, IL/FR/BE/D 2012, Hebrew with English subtitles, 101’
Introduction by Sylke Tempel
Their intelligence saves lives, but their intelligence networks also destroy the lives of the people who provide it.
7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
GERMAN PREMIERE
FROMM ODER AUCH NICHT – JÜDISCHE IDENTITÄT IN WIEN
FROMM ODER AUCH NICHT –
JÜDISCHE IDENTITÄT IN WIEN
Documentary, directed by Jeremy Braunsberg, AT 2012, 53’
Paris-based writer Peter Stephan Jungk travels to Vienna, the city of his youth, to explore present-day Jewish life there and to reflect on his own Jewishness.
Guests: Felix Mendelssohn und Peter Stephan Jungk (protagonists), Jeremy Braunsberg (director)
9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
THE VERY BEST OF THE UK JEWISH FILM SHORTS!
GUARANTEED: KOSHER; CIRCUMCISED AND FUNNY!
Short Film Program, 6 Short Films GB, 2006 – 2012
Introduction by Peter Stephan Jungk (writer)
5:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
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IGOR AND THE CRANES’ JOURNEY
Directed by Evgeny Ruman, IL/D/PL 2011, Russian and Hebrew with English subtitles, 90’
Gäste:
7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
GERMAN PREMIERE
ARAB LABOUR
2 Episodes TV series, Season 3, IL 2013, 2x25 Min. Hebrew with German subtitles
Wonderful antihero Amjad is back on the screen in this Israeli cult sitcom.
Guests: Norman Issa (Schauspieler)
Introduction by Botschafter des Staates Israel in Deutschland Yakov Hadas-Handelsman
Moderated by Adriana Altaras
9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
ARAB LABOUR
3 Episodes TV series, Season 1 and 2, IL 2008/2012, 3x25 Min. Hebrew with German subtitles
Wonderful antihero Amjad is back on the screen in this Israeli cult sitcom.
Guest: Norman Issa (Schauspieler)
Moderated by Adriana Altaras
7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
GERMAN PREMIERE
NO PLACE ON EARTH
Documentary, directed by Janet Tobias, USA/GB/D 2012, 84’
Guests: Janet Tobias (director), Christopher Nicola (scientist, actor)
9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
GERMAN PREMIERE
BESA – THE PROMISE
Documentary, directed by Rachel Goslins, USA 2012, 86’
Sometimes, simply being prepared to help can work wonders.
Introduction by Eldad Beck
7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
GERMAN PREMIERE
Co-produced by ZDF/arte
THE FIRST FAGIN
Documentary, directed by Alan Rosenthal, Helen Gaynor, AU 2012, 87’, in German only
"When Charles Dickens created the character of Fagin in his novel, Oliver Twist, he gave birth to one of the most infamous rogues in English literature.
Guests: Alan Rosenthal (director), Peter Allenbacher (editorial team ZDF)
9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
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SAMMY
Short film directed by Ruud den Drijver, NL 2012
Viewers experience the plight of a Jewish family in Nazi-occupied Holland through the eyes of a cat in this nightmarish animated short film.
Gäste:
GERMAN PREMIERE
Directed by Rudolf van den Berg, NL 2011, Dutch with English subtitles, 118’
Amsterdam 1942. In an attempt to save a group of children from the Holocaust, Walter Süskind a german Jew befriends the SS officer Aus der Fünten.
7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
World PREMIERE
PORTRAIT OF DAVID
Documentary, directed by Tanja Grinberg, USA 2013, with English subtitles, 30’
David Grinberg has died. His daughter Tanja seeks to work through her grief by making a film, and also to continue a family tradition: remembering.
Guest: Tanja Grinberg (director)
IN COOPERATION WITH BET DEBORA
Documentary, directed by Diana Groó, HU 2013, 66’
Diana Groós’s documentary tells the story of Regina Jonas (1902-1944), a strong woman who made history by becoming the first properly ordained woman rabbi in the world.
Guest: Diana Gróo (director)
9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
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MY KOSHER SHIFTS
Shortfilm, directed by Iris Zaki, GB 2011
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GERMAN PREMIERE
Documentary, directed by Eran Barak, IL 2012, Hebrew with English subtitles, 53’
When photographer Eran Barak moves into an apartment in Haifa, he spends his days observing the neighbourhood: ...
Guest: Eran Barak (director and actor)
7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
GERMAN PREMIERE
KINGS POINT
Documentary, directed by Sari Gilman, USA 2012, 30’
"After two decades of visiting my grandmother in Kings Point and getting to know her friends and neighbors through card games and early bird specials, ...
World PREMIERE
JOACHIM PRINZ - I SHALL NOT BE SILENT
Documentary, directed by Rachel Pasternak & Rachel Fisher, USA 2013, with German subtitles, 40’
“If one does not rise up against injustice as soon as it occurs, one will be overpowered by this injustice.”
Guests: Deborah Prinz (Joachim Prinz daughter), Rachel Pasternak and Rachel Fisher (producer & director)
9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
GERMAN PREMIERE
TONY CURTIS: DRIVEN TO STARDOM
Documentary, directed by Ian Ayres, FR 2011, 96’
Tony Curtis (1925-2010)—actor, womanizer, civil rights activist, married six times, and father of several children—was the first great Hollywood teen heartthrob.
Gäste:
7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
GERMAN PREMIERE
LOLA
Documentary, directed by Eytan Harris, IL 2012, with English subtitles, 57’
A sex shop in a small, conservative community in the South of Haifa?
Guest: Eytan Harris (director)
Moderated by Igal Avidan
9:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
GERMAN PREMIERE
PRISONERS OF WAR
TV series, directed by Gideon Raff, IL 2012, Hebrew and Arab with English subtitles, each 55’
A prisoner of war for 17 years! Can such wounds heal? Can people find their way back into their previous lives? And do they even still want those lives of their own?
Introduction by Alexander Soyez
7:00 pm | Kino Arsenal
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NACH MITTERNACHT
Directed by Wolf Gremm, D 1981, only in German, 110’
“But he wasn’t as funny and cheerful as the Carnival Prince, and he didn’t toss candies and flowers; all he did was raise his empty hand.” –Sanne, talking about Hitler in Nach Mitternacht.
Guests: Wolf Gremm (director) and Regina Ziegler
9:30 pm | Kino Arsenal
GERMAN PREMIERE
HAVA NAGILA (THE MOVIE)
Documentary, directed by Roberta Grossman, USA 2012, 72’
Why does the slightly kitschy earworm “Hava Nagila” make people around the world so happy?
Gäste:
1:30 pm | Filmkunst 66
IN COOPERATION WITH BET DEBORA
REGINA - WORK IN PROGRESS
Documentary, directed by Diana Groó, HU 2013, 66’
Diana Groós’s documentary tells the story of Regina Jonas (1902-1944), a strong woman who made history by becoming the first properly ordained woman rabbi in the world.
Guests: Diana Gróo (director), Rabbinerin Elisa Klapheck (Frankfurt)
3:30 pm | Filmkunst 66
LOLA
Documentary, directed by Eytan Harris, IL 2012, with English subtitles, 57’
A sex shop in a small, conservative community in the South of Haifa?
Guest: Eytan Harris (director)
Moderated by Igal Avidan
6:00 pm | Eiszeit Kino
NO PLACE ON EARTH
Documentary, directed by Janet Tobias, USA/GB/D 2012, 84’
Guests: Janet Tobias (director), Christopher Nicola (scientist, actor)
6:00 pm | Kino Toni
TONY CURTIS: DRIVEN TO STARDOM
Documentary, directed by Ian Ayres, FR 2011, 96’
Tony Curtis (1925-2010)—actor, womanizer, civil rights activist, married six times, and father of several children—was the first great Hollywood teen heartthrob.
Gäste:
8:00 pm | Kino Toni
JOACHIM PRINZ - I SHALL NOT BE SILENT
Documentary, directed by Rachel Pasternak & Rachel Fisher, USA 2013, with German subtitles, 40’
“If one does not rise up against injustice as soon as it occurs, one will be overpowered by this injustice.”
Documentary, directed by Diana Groó, HU 2013, 66’
Diana Groós’s documentary tells the story of Regina Jonas (1902-1944), a strong woman who made history by becoming the first properly ordained woman rabbi in the world.
8:00 pm | Eiszeit Kino
HAVA NAGILA (THE MOVIE)
Documentary, directed by Roberta Grossman, USA 2012, 72’
Why does the slightly kitschy earworm “Hava Nagila” make people around the world so happy?