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Addicted to Black
This film is a quest for the quintessential cup of Israeli coffee. It’s a random, open-ended journey, which takes the crew to various places, events and people, providing a short escape from all the tension over a steaming cup of coffee. Gradually that longed-for drink becomes just an image, the local stories and characters – the main issue. The crew slowly uncovers Israeli society frothing and bubbling, seething with tension and opposing interests, with the very ground boiling beneath their feet, and really longing for the sweet taste of reconciliation.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 1996; Sunny Side of the Doc, Marseille, France, 1996, Leipzig Documentary Film Festival, Germany, 1996
Director: Ayelet Heller
Producer: Ayelet Heller
Cinematographer: Itzik Portal
Editor: Rivka Yogev
Original Soundtrack: Efi Shoshani
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: מכורים לשחור
Category: Israeli Society
Tag Words: addiction beverage black coffee caffeine coffee collage druink reconciliation tensions
This film is a quest for the quintessential cup of Israeli coffee. It’s a random, open-ended journey, which takes the crew to various places, events and people, providing a short escape from all the tension over a steaming cup of coffee. Gradually that longed-for drink becomes just an image, the local stories and characters – the main issue. The crew slowly uncovers Israeli society frothing and bubbling, seething with tension and opposing interests, with the very ground boiling beneath their feet, and really longing for the sweet taste of reconciliation.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 1996; Sunny Side of the Doc, Marseille, France, 1996, Leipzig Documentary Film Festival, Germany, 1996
Director: Ayelet Heller
Producer: Ayelet Heller
Cinematographer: Itzik Portal
Editor: Rivka Yogev
Original Soundtrack: Efi Shoshani
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: מכורים לשחור
Category: Israeli Society
Tag Words: addiction beverage black coffee caffeine coffee collage druink reconciliation tensions