Giado – Holocaust in the Desert
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Giado – Holocaust in the Desert
For seven decades, Yosef Dadush concealed a private diary, securely locked away in a closet at his home. Only after his passing was the diary unearthed, granting us a precious opportunity to peer into the harrowing existence endured by the inmates of Giado—a concentration camp situated in the heart of the Libyan desert. “GIADO” chronicles the relentless struggle of a man who fighting for recognition of the Libyan holocaust, even as he shielded his own children from its haunting truths.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem Film Festival Israeli competition, Israel, 2023
Director: Sharon Yaish, Golan Rise
Producer: Hagar Alroey
Production Company: Tripolis
Cinematographer: Racheli Rusinek, Rami Katzav
Editor: Tal Shefi
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Haim Frank Ilfman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, KAN - Israeli Public Broadcast, Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany
Colourist / Online Editor: Aharon Peer
Visual Effects: Design, Painting and Rotoscope: Adi Gershon. Miniature model design: Ranei Mazor Animation: Jurgenson
Production Design: Creative director: Arit Gordon
Script: Sharon Yaish, Golan Rise
Research: Michal Ron. Visual Research: Hagar Alroey, Ori Tor
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: ג'אדו – שואה במדבר
Category: Aliyah / Animation / Borders and Periphery / Education / History / Holocaust / Immigration / Israeli Society / Minorities / Zionism
Tag Words: Chronicles concentration camp Desert diary Holocasut Survivors Holocaust Libya
For seven decades, Yosef Dadush concealed a private diary, securely locked away in a closet at his home. Only after his passing was the diary unearthed, granting us a precious opportunity to peer into the harrowing existence endured by the inmates of Giado—a concentration camp situated in the heart of the Libyan desert. “GIADO” chronicles the relentless struggle of a man who fighting for recognition of the Libyan holocaust, even as he shielded his own children from its haunting truths.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem Film Festival Israeli competition, Israel, 2023
Director: Sharon Yaish, Golan Rise
Producer: Hagar Alroey
Production Company: Tripolis
Cinematographer: Racheli Rusinek, Rami Katzav
Editor: Tal Shefi
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Haim Frank Ilfman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, KAN - Israeli Public Broadcast, Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany
Colourist / Online Editor: Aharon Peer
Visual Effects: Design, Painting and Rotoscope: Adi Gershon. Miniature model design: Ranei Mazor Animation: Jurgenson
Production Design: Creative director: Arit Gordon
Script: Sharon Yaish, Golan Rise
Research: Michal Ron. Visual Research: Hagar Alroey, Ori Tor
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: ג'אדו – שואה במדבר
Category: Aliyah / Animation / Borders and Periphery / Education / History / Holocaust / Immigration / Israeli Society / Minorities / Zionism
Tag Words: Chronicles concentration camp Desert diary Holocasut Survivors Holocaust Libya
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