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IDF – The Musical

A historical documentary series that deals with one of Israeli society’s central sites of memory, proposing a contemporary and critical look at the phenomenon of the IDF bands. These are presented as a litmus test for understanding social and political developments in Israel. Created for the soldiers at the front, with an attempt to appeal to the citizens on the home-front, the IDF bands were from their very beginning a first-rate entertainment tool. The series tells the personal and collective story of those who were there, while identifying the ideological role of the bands.

Festivals and Awards:

Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2004; Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2004

Director: Erez Laufer

Producer: Edna Kowarsky, Elinor Kowarsky

Production Company: Eden Productions Ltd.

Cinematographer: Erez Laufer

Editor: Miri Laufer, Dan Arav - Series Editor

Soundtrack Editor: Ronen Sabbo

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Telad, the Second Television and Radio Authority

Script: Erez Laufer

Subtitles: English

Film Name in Hebrew: יורים ושרים

A historical documentary series that deals with one of Israeli society’s central sites of memory, proposing a contemporary and critical look at the phenomenon of the IDF bands. These are presented as a litmus test for understanding social and political developments in Israel. Created for the soldiers at the front, with an attempt to appeal to the citizens on the home-front, the IDF bands were from their very beginning a first-rate entertainment tool. The series tells the personal and collective story of those who were there, while identifying the ideological role of the bands.

Festivals and Awards:

Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2004; Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2004

Director: Erez Laufer

Producer: Edna Kowarsky, Elinor Kowarsky

Production Company: Eden Productions Ltd.

Cinematographer: Erez Laufer

Editor: Miri Laufer, Dan Arav - Series Editor

Soundtrack Editor: Ronen Sabbo

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Telad, the Second Television and Radio Authority

Script: Erez Laufer

Subtitles: English

Film Name in Hebrew: יורים ושרים

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