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Family Typewriter
The A-Salim family has been typing requests for visitors at the Israel Ministry of Interior Affairs in East Jerusalem for three generations. This film tells the story of a family typewriter, which has been passed on from father to son and follows Abed A-Salim, head of the family, and the Mukhtar of the Gypsy community in East Jerusalem.
Produced in the framework of “Short and Edgy 2018” in collaboration with the Lod Social Film Festival
Festivals and Awards:
Lod Social Film Festival, Israel, 2018
Director: Chana Anzi Zalis
Producer: Chana Anzi Zalis
Cinematographer: Chana Anzi Zalis
Editor: Nohar Haseen
Soundtrack Editor: Maor Levi
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Script: Chana Anzi Zalis
Subtitles: Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: מכונת כתיבה משפחתית
Category: Family / History / Human Rights / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Jerusalem / Minorities
Tag Words: Gypsies Jerusalem Language ministry of interior affairs Typewriter
The A-Salim family has been typing requests for visitors at the Israel Ministry of Interior Affairs in East Jerusalem for three generations. This film tells the story of a family typewriter, which has been passed on from father to son and follows Abed A-Salim, head of the family, and the Mukhtar of the Gypsy community in East Jerusalem.
Produced in the framework of “Short and Edgy 2018” in collaboration with the Lod Social Film Festival
Festivals and Awards:
Lod Social Film Festival, Israel, 2018
Director: Chana Anzi Zalis
Producer: Chana Anzi Zalis
Cinematographer: Chana Anzi Zalis
Editor: Nohar Haseen
Soundtrack Editor: Maor Levi
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Script: Chana Anzi Zalis
Subtitles: Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: מכונת כתיבה משפחתית
Category: Family / History / Human Rights / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Jerusalem / Minorities
Tag Words: Gypsies Jerusalem Language ministry of interior affairs Typewriter
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