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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

Category: Identity / Israeli Society / LGBT

 

Tag Words: Bears Gays LGBT obesity

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