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We Were the Others
The film tells the story of six Gay men that were born in the days of the establishment of the State of Israel. Their stories serve as the film’s background for the depiction of the clandestine and undocumented lives of homosexuals in Israel during the 1960-70s; From the time that their sexual identity was considered illegal and a mental illness, up until 1979, when a few brave ones dared to go public and demonstrate for their rights, as the history of the Gay community in Israel began to be told and documented.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2019
Director: Hadas Ayalon
Producer: Amir Harel, Ayelet Kait
Production Company: Lama Films
Cinematographer: Tulik Galon
Editor: Ron Goldman, Maya Klar
Original Soundtrack: Eran Weitz
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Kan 11, Rabinovich Film Fund
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: הדווקאים
Category: History / Identity / Israeli Society / LGBT
Tag Words: 1960's 1970's activists archival footage clandestine gay community gay history illegal outlaws sexual identity State of Israel
The film tells the story of six Gay men that were born in the days of the establishment of the State of Israel. Their stories serve as the film’s background for the depiction of the clandestine and undocumented lives of homosexuals in Israel during the 1960-70s; From the time that their sexual identity was considered illegal and a mental illness, up until 1979, when a few brave ones dared to go public and demonstrate for their rights, as the history of the Gay community in Israel began to be told and documented.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2019
Director: Hadas Ayalon
Producer: Amir Harel, Ayelet Kait
Production Company: Lama Films
Cinematographer: Tulik Galon
Editor: Ron Goldman, Maya Klar
Original Soundtrack: Eran Weitz
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Kan 11, Rabinovich Film Fund
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: הדווקאים
Category: History / Identity / Israeli Society / LGBT
Tag Words: 1960's 1970's activists archival footage clandestine gay community gay history illegal outlaws sexual identity State of Israel
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