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Bear with Me
The story of the Israeli “bear” society, through the eyes of one group of gay, overweight men with similar preferences, who are struggling with weight problems, loneliness and their pasts. The film focuses on four main characters, Paz, Daniel, Motti and Motti, and follows them on their journeys for survival, during which they will have to choose between life and death and between being alone or being in a relationship.
Festivals and Awards:
The Tel Aviv LGBT International Film Festival, Israel, 2013
Director: Orly Buium
Producer: Ari Davidovich
Production Company: HyperMedia Films
Cinematographer: Yair Dagi, Dror Lebendiger, Orly Buium
Editor: Erez Laufer, Shimrit (shish) Ronen
Original Soundtrack: Ran Bagno
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, YesDoco
Script: Orly Buium, Erez Laufer
Distributor: HyperMedia Films
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: חלומות של דובים
The story of the Israeli “bear” society, through the eyes of one group of gay, overweight men with similar preferences, who are struggling with weight problems, loneliness and their pasts. The film focuses on four main characters, Paz, Daniel, Motti and Motti, and follows them on their journeys for survival, during which they will have to choose between life and death and between being alone or being in a relationship.
Festivals and Awards:
The Tel Aviv LGBT International Film Festival, Israel, 2013
Director: Orly Buium
Producer: Ari Davidovich
Production Company: HyperMedia Films
Cinematographer: Yair Dagi, Dror Lebendiger, Orly Buium
Editor: Erez Laufer, Shimrit (shish) Ronen
Original Soundtrack: Ran Bagno
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, YesDoco
Script: Orly Buium, Erez Laufer
Distributor: HyperMedia Films
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: חלומות של דובים
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