Arlecchino: Behind the masks
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Arlecchino: Behind the masks
Masks play an important role in the lives of the three protagonists of this film, which deals with identity, appearance, essence and everything in-between…
Salim Dao is a well known, talented Arab-Israeli actor, who specializes in masks; Yoram Binur is a journalist who covers the West Bank for Channel 2 News, and who spent 6 months living under the identity of a young Palestinian; and Dr. Amir Zelikovsky is a plastic surgeon and sculptor. In the film the characters remove their masks and merge into a human mosaic of Israeli identity.“Sometimes the masks we wear in our everyday life reveal more than they conceal.”
Director: David Noy
Producer: Ilan Moskovitch
Production Company: Cinemax Productions
Cinematographer: Yoram Ivri
Editor: Joelle Alexis, Avi Levy
Original Soundtrack: Yair Dallal
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Arts and Culture Council
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: ארלקינו מאחורי המסיכות
Relevant Links:
The film's IMDB pageCategory: Identity / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Minorities
Tag Words: actor appearance conceal covert identity journalist masks plastic surgeon sculptor West Bank
Masks play an important role in the lives of the three protagonists of this film, which deals with identity, appearance, essence and everything in-between…
Salim Dao is a well known, talented Arab-Israeli actor, who specializes in masks; Yoram Binur is a journalist who covers the West Bank for Channel 2 News, and who spent 6 months living under the identity of a young Palestinian; and Dr. Amir Zelikovsky is a plastic surgeon and sculptor. In the film the characters remove their masks and merge into a human mosaic of Israeli identity.“Sometimes the masks we wear in our everyday life reveal more than they conceal.”
Relevant Links:
The film's IMDB pageDirector: David Noy
Producer: Ilan Moskovitch
Production Company: Cinemax Productions
Cinematographer: Yoram Ivri
Editor: Joelle Alexis, Avi Levy
Original Soundtrack: Yair Dallal
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Arts and Culture Council
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: ארלקינו מאחורי המסיכות
Category: Identity / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Minorities
Tag Words: actor appearance conceal covert identity journalist masks plastic surgeon sculptor West Bank