Offside

Search the Site
Newsletter Signup

Sign up to our newsletter to receive updates about what's going on at the NFCT

 

Offside

Ishaq, a 13 year old Palestinian boy, wants to play football with his friends. For everyone else, this is just another game, but for him it’s a real struggle. Ishaq lives in a closed military area which was created when the separation wall was built around his home, cutting the house off from Palestine and Israel. Ishaq must overcome many obstacles to get to the game, and his friends are losing their patience… Will he get to the game on time? Offside tries to portray the crazy situation caused by the Israeli occupation, through an abstract human situation, without going into politics. Ishaq wants to play football with his friends and to be free, as every child in the world is entitled to be.

Festivals and Awards:

IDFA Kids & Docs, The Netherlands, 2005;   Tribeca International Short Film Festival, Canada, 2006; Green Film Festival, Seoul, Korea, 2006; ZLIN Children's Film Festival, the Czech Republic, 2006; Plein la Bobine 4th Sancy Film Festival for Young People, France, 2006; BIKI Film Festival, Korea, 2006; BUSTER Film Festival, Denmark, 2006; Hamburg International Film Festival, Germany, 2006; 3 Continent Festival, South Africa, 2006; Calgary Film Festival, Canada, 2006; Discovery Film Festival, Scotland, 2006; Commfest Community, Canada, 2006

Director: Daniel Sivan, Dorit Tadir

Producer: Osnat Trabelsi

Production Company: Trabelsi Productions

Cinematographer: Hanna Abu-Saada

Editor: Ofer Zar

Soundtrack Editor: Alla Houri

Original Soundtrack: Noam Halevy

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

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: נבדל

Ishaq, a 13 year old Palestinian boy, wants to play football with his friends. For everyone else, this is just another game, but for him it’s a real struggle. Ishaq lives in a closed military area which was created when the separation wall was built around his home, cutting the house off from Palestine and Israel. Ishaq must overcome many obstacles to get to the game, and his friends are losing their patience… Will he get to the game on time? Offside tries to portray the crazy situation caused by the Israeli occupation, through an abstract human situation, without going into politics. Ishaq wants to play football with his friends and to be free, as every child in the world is entitled to be.

Festivals and Awards:

IDFA Kids & Docs, The Netherlands, 2005;   Tribeca International Short Film Festival, Canada, 2006; Green Film Festival, Seoul, Korea, 2006; ZLIN Children's Film Festival, the Czech Republic, 2006; Plein la Bobine 4th Sancy Film Festival for Young People, France, 2006; BIKI Film Festival, Korea, 2006; BUSTER Film Festival, Denmark, 2006; Hamburg International Film Festival, Germany, 2006; 3 Continent Festival, South Africa, 2006; Calgary Film Festival, Canada, 2006; Discovery Film Festival, Scotland, 2006; Commfest Community, Canada, 2006

Director: Daniel Sivan, Dorit Tadir

Producer: Osnat Trabelsi

Production Company: Trabelsi Productions

Cinematographer: Hanna Abu-Saada

Editor: Ofer Zar

Soundtrack Editor: Alla Houri

Original Soundtrack: Noam Halevy

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

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: נבדל

Related Films
  • Tigger Forever

    Tigger Forever

    Student / 23 Min. / Fiction
    Director: Jordan Again

    More Info >>

  • Asist

    Asist

    Student / 15 Min. / Fiction
    Director: Anat Bartur

    More Info >>

  • XXY47

    XXY-47

    Student / 12 Min. / Documentary
    Director: Adam Dov Horovitz

    More Info >>

Newsletter Signup

Sign up to our newsletter to receive updates about events and submission deadlines

 

Greenhouse Website
Our Facebook