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Winding
Winding is the story of the most infamous river in Israel, the Yarkon. Our film begins with the arrival of the Zionist settlers to the Promised Land at the end of the 19th century and their attempt to build a new society on the banks of the Yarkon.
We sail the full length of the Yarkon’s winding path to tell the unknown story of its water; water that no longer springs from the earth’s depths, that is associated with fear and death. Water that remembers, accumulates, and then avenges.
Through the use of archival materials and social and personal stories, we paint a portrait of a river that flows in the heart of our society.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2014; Planet in Focus - Environmental Film Festival, 2016`
Director: Avi Belkin
Producer: Avi Levi
Cinematographer: Avi Belkin, Avi Levi
Editor: Assaf Lapid
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Ophir Leibovich, Ruth Danon, Illay
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu
Script: Avi Levi, Avi Belkin
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: פתלתל
Category: Environment / History / Israeli Society
Tag Words: archival footage Israel landscape polution Promised Land river Tel Aviv water Yarkon river Zionism Zionist settlers
Winding is the story of the most infamous river in Israel, the Yarkon. Our film begins with the arrival of the Zionist settlers to the Promised Land at the end of the 19th century and their attempt to build a new society on the banks of the Yarkon.
We sail the full length of the Yarkon’s winding path to tell the unknown story of its water; water that no longer springs from the earth’s depths, that is associated with fear and death. Water that remembers, accumulates, and then avenges.
Through the use of archival materials and social and personal stories, we paint a portrait of a river that flows in the heart of our society.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2014; Planet in Focus - Environmental Film Festival, 2016`
Director: Avi Belkin
Producer: Avi Levi
Cinematographer: Avi Belkin, Avi Levi
Editor: Assaf Lapid
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Ophir Leibovich, Ruth Danon, Illay
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu
Script: Avi Levi, Avi Belkin
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: פתלתל
Category: Environment / History / Israeli Society
Tag Words: archival footage Israel landscape polution Promised Land river Tel Aviv water Yarkon river Zionism Zionist settlers