My Arab Friend
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My Arab Friend
Noga returns home to Israel and finds out that her good Palestinian friend Fahres, an illegal resident from the West Bank, had gone missing.
Anxious for him, Noga ventures on a surreal and surprising journey to Qibiyeh, his remote home village in the heart of the occupied territories.
This is a story of an exceptional friendship, revealed in a journey that begins in Tel Aviv, continues with hitchhiking with Jewish settlers and Palestinians in the territories, entangles in shooting clashes with the IDF and ends up in a remote chop shop in Qibiyeh.
Festivals and Awards:
DocAviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2013
Director: Noga Nezer
Producer: Noga Nezer
Cinematographer: Shira Appel
Editor: Noga Nezer, Doron Silver
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Makor Foundation, YES Docu, Tel Aviv University
Script: Noga Nezer
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: החבר הערבי שלי
Noga returns home to Israel and finds out that her good Palestinian friend Fahres, an illegal resident from the West Bank, had gone missing.
Anxious for him, Noga ventures on a surreal and surprising journey to Qibiyeh, his remote home village in the heart of the occupied territories.
This is a story of an exceptional friendship, revealed in a journey that begins in Tel Aviv, continues with hitchhiking with Jewish settlers and Palestinians in the territories, entangles in shooting clashes with the IDF and ends up in a remote chop shop in Qibiyeh.
Festivals and Awards:
DocAviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2013
Director: Noga Nezer
Producer: Noga Nezer
Cinematographer: Shira Appel
Editor: Noga Nezer, Doron Silver
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Makor Foundation, YES Docu, Tel Aviv University
Script: Noga Nezer
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: החבר הערבי שלי