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Wadi Grand Canyon
On the eastern skirts of Haifa sits Wadi Rushmia, a region of abandoned quarries from the days of the British Mandate. Throughout the generations this place has been home to a variety of immigrant populations, first to Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Eastern Europe and later from Ethiopia and Russia. Eventually, displaced Palestinian Arabs came to live in the place known as “the dump” as well. Told in three instalments each filmed ten years apart, the film chronicles the changes that occurred in Wadi Rushmia, a microcosm of Israeli society, as well as the changes undergone by the city of Haifa overall.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem IFF ,2001; Venice ,2001; Filmax Tokyo, 2001; Sao Paulo, 2001; Boston, 2001
Director: Amos Gitai
Producer: Amos Gitai
Cinematographer: Nurith Aviv, Jorge Gurvitch
Editor: Ifat Feirberg
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Noga Communications – Channel 8, ARTE
Distributor: broadcast on ARTE
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: חיפה עירנו
Relevant Links:
Amos Gitai's official websiteOn the eastern skirts of Haifa sits Wadi Rushmia, a region of abandoned quarries from the days of the British Mandate. Throughout the generations this place has been home to a variety of immigrant populations, first to Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Eastern Europe and later from Ethiopia and Russia. Eventually, displaced Palestinian Arabs came to live in the place known as “the dump” as well. Told in three instalments each filmed ten years apart, the film chronicles the changes that occurred in Wadi Rushmia, a microcosm of Israeli society, as well as the changes undergone by the city of Haifa overall.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem IFF ,2001; Venice ,2001; Filmax Tokyo, 2001; Sao Paulo, 2001; Boston, 2001
Relevant Links:
Amos Gitai's official websiteDirector: Amos Gitai
Producer: Amos Gitai
Cinematographer: Nurith Aviv, Jorge Gurvitch
Editor: Ifat Feirberg
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Noga Communications – Channel 8, ARTE
Distributor: broadcast on ARTE
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: חיפה עירנו