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Night Shift

One neighborhood, one cop, one night.
The Kiryat Moshe neighborhood of Rehovot is undoubtedly the most homogeneous neighborhood in Israel, always was. It was never officially defined, but when you look at the history of the neighborhood, you discover that virtually every decade there has been a population turnover in Kiryat Moshe and it has almost always remained homogeneous – Holocaust survivors, followed by immigrants from Arab countries, Russian immigrants, and in the past 20 years – Ethiopians. The neighborhood contains the largest concentration of Ethiopian immigrants in the country.

The story of the neighborhood is told during the night shift of the local cop. Rafi Mells, an Ethiopian beat cop, is the only person in charge of the neighborhood, but unlike most cops, whose task is to maintain law and order, Rafi’s work revolves around helping the residents of Kiryat Moshe adapt to life in Israel.

Festivals and Awards:

Haifa International Film Festival - Special Mention, Israel, 2013

Director: Itamar Chen

Producer: Yoav Roeh, Aurit Zamir

Production Company: Gum Films

Cinematographer: Philippe Bellaiche

Editor: Arik Lahav-Leibovitz

Soundtrack Editor: Sharon Luzon

Original Soundtrack: Ronnie Reshef

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Teleivison, Mifal ha Pais yes Docu

Script: Itamar Chen, Arik Lahav-Leibovitz

Distributor: Go2Films

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: משמרת לילה

One neighborhood, one cop, one night.
The Kiryat Moshe neighborhood of Rehovot is undoubtedly the most homogeneous neighborhood in Israel, always was. It was never officially defined, but when you look at the history of the neighborhood, you discover that virtually every decade there has been a population turnover in Kiryat Moshe and it has almost always remained homogeneous – Holocaust survivors, followed by immigrants from Arab countries, Russian immigrants, and in the past 20 years – Ethiopians. The neighborhood contains the largest concentration of Ethiopian immigrants in the country.

The story of the neighborhood is told during the night shift of the local cop. Rafi Mells, an Ethiopian beat cop, is the only person in charge of the neighborhood, but unlike most cops, whose task is to maintain law and order, Rafi’s work revolves around helping the residents of Kiryat Moshe adapt to life in Israel.

Festivals and Awards:

Haifa International Film Festival - Special Mention, Israel, 2013

 

Director: Itamar Chen

Producer: Yoav Roeh, Aurit Zamir

Production Company: Gum Films

Cinematographer: Philippe Bellaiche

Editor: Arik Lahav-Leibovitz

Soundtrack Editor: Sharon Luzon

Original Soundtrack: Ronnie Reshef

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Teleivison, Mifal ha Pais yes Docu

Script: Itamar Chen, Arik Lahav-Leibovitz

Distributor: Go2Films

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: משמרת לילה

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