Death in Umm Al-Hiran
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Death in Umm Al-Hiran
“Death in Umm Al-Hiran”, tells one of the most shocking and significant stories that happened in Israel in the last decade, as it reveals the mechanisms behind the killing and defaming of Yaqoub Abu Al-Qia’an, a Bedouin teacher who died at the hands of the police during an eviction raid. For the first time, the film will consistently and comprehensively reveal one of the most tragic and political affairs ever to have occurred in Israel between the Bedouin population and the State of Israel.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2024
Director: Doron Djerassi
Producer: Rafael Balulu, Emmanuel Berrebi
Production Company: BFILMS
Cinematographer: Avner Shahaf. Additional Shooting: Vladimir Belinski
Editor: Doron Djerassi. Additional editing: Boaz Leon
Soundtrack Editor: Ronen Nagel
Original Soundtrack: Amotz Plessner
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, MiDarom Film Fund, Yes Docu, The Makor Foundation
Colourist / Online Editor: Ido Karila
Visual Effects: Adam Lewenshon
Production Design: Shiran Revivo
Script: Doron Djerassi
Research: Noa Borstein Hadad, Lily Yudinsky
Subtitles: English. Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: מוות באום אל-חיראן
Category: Borders and Periphery / Israeli Society / Minorities
Tag Words: Bedouins investigation Negev police politics tragedy Yaqoub Abu Al-Qia'an
“Death in Umm Al-Hiran”, tells one of the most shocking and significant stories that happened in Israel in the last decade, as it reveals the mechanisms behind the killing and defaming of Yaqoub Abu Al-Qia’an, a Bedouin teacher who died at the hands of the police during an eviction raid. For the first time, the film will consistently and comprehensively reveal one of the most tragic and political affairs ever to have occurred in Israel between the Bedouin population and the State of Israel.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2024
Director: Doron Djerassi
Producer: Rafael Balulu, Emmanuel Berrebi
Production Company: BFILMS
Cinematographer: Avner Shahaf. Additional Shooting: Vladimir Belinski
Editor: Doron Djerassi. Additional editing: Boaz Leon
Soundtrack Editor: Ronen Nagel
Original Soundtrack: Amotz Plessner
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, MiDarom Film Fund, Yes Docu, The Makor Foundation
Colourist / Online Editor: Ido Karila
Visual Effects: Adam Lewenshon
Production Design: Shiran Revivo
Script: Doron Djerassi
Research: Noa Borstein Hadad, Lily Yudinsky
Subtitles: English. Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: מוות באום אל-חיראן
Category: Borders and Periphery / Israeli Society / Minorities
Tag Words: Bedouins investigation Negev police politics tragedy Yaqoub Abu Al-Qia'an
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