Fat Cows, Lean Cows
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Fat Cows, Lean Cows
A documentary that takes an intimate and poignant look into the relationships between three men working in the western Negev near Gaza. They run a dairy farm that is a microcosm of the outside world, and that brings together three seemingly disparate men who are actually very similar: Yossi, an Israeli, has owned the farm for nearly fifty years; he works alongside Ibrahim, a Bedouin from Gaza, and Eddie from Thailand. Together, they form a makeshift family.
Festivals and Awards:
Honorable Mention at the Gotham Screen International Film Festival in New York, 2012; Woodstock International Film Festival, New York, 2011; Hamburg International Film Festival, Germany, 2011
Director: Meni Elias
Producer: Hila Medalia, Neta Zawbner-Zaibert
Production Company: Know Productions
Cinematographer: Meni Elias
Editor: Tor Ben Mayor, Boaz Fremder
Original Soundtrack: Kobi Vitman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for TV and Radio
Script: Meni Elias
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: פרות שמנות, פרות רזות
Category: Borders and Periphery / Economy / Family / Israeli Society
Tag Words: agriculture Animals Family farm foreign workers Gaza globalization Negev
A documentary that takes an intimate and poignant look into the relationships between three men working in the western Negev near Gaza. They run a dairy farm that is a microcosm of the outside world, and that brings together three seemingly disparate men who are actually very similar: Yossi, an Israeli, has owned the farm for nearly fifty years; he works alongside Ibrahim, a Bedouin from Gaza, and Eddie from Thailand. Together, they form a makeshift family.
Festivals and Awards:
Honorable Mention at the Gotham Screen International Film Festival in New York, 2012; Woodstock International Film Festival, New York, 2011; Hamburg International Film Festival, Germany, 2011
Director: Meni Elias
Producer: Hila Medalia, Neta Zawbner-Zaibert
Production Company: Know Productions
Cinematographer: Meni Elias
Editor: Tor Ben Mayor, Boaz Fremder
Original Soundtrack: Kobi Vitman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Authority for TV and Radio
Script: Meni Elias
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: פרות שמנות, פרות רזות
Category: Borders and Periphery / Economy / Family / Israeli Society
Tag Words: agriculture Animals Family farm foreign workers Gaza globalization Negev
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