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Night Shift
One neighborhood, one cop, one night.
The Kiryat Moshe neighborhood of Rehovot is undoubtedly the most homogeneous neighborhood in Israel, always was. It was never officially defined, but when you look at the history of the neighborhood, you discover that virtually every decade there has been a population turnover in Kiryat Moshe and it has almost always remained homogeneous – Holocaust survivors, followed by immigrants from Arab countries, Russian immigrants, and in the past 20 years – Ethiopians. The neighborhood contains the largest concentration of Ethiopian immigrants in the country.
The story of the neighborhood is told during the night shift of the local cop. Rafi Mells, an Ethiopian beat cop, is the only person in charge of the neighborhood, but unlike most cops, whose task is to maintain law and order, Rafi’s work revolves around helping the residents of Kiryat Moshe adapt to life in Israel.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa International Film Festival - Special Mention, Israel, 2013
Director: Itamar Chen
Producer: Yoav Roeh, Aurit Zamir
Production Company: Gum Films
Cinematographer: Philippe Bellaiche
Editor: Arik Lahav-Leibovitz
Soundtrack Editor: Sharon Luzon
Original Soundtrack: Ronnie Reshef
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Teleivison, Mifal ha Pais yes Docu
Script: Itamar Chen, Arik Lahav-Leibovitz
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: משמרת לילה
Category: Aliyah / Borders and Periphery / Israeli Society / Minorities / Old Age
Tag Words: Ethiopian ghetto police social issues
One neighborhood, one cop, one night.
The Kiryat Moshe neighborhood of Rehovot is undoubtedly the most homogeneous neighborhood in Israel, always was. It was never officially defined, but when you look at the history of the neighborhood, you discover that virtually every decade there has been a population turnover in Kiryat Moshe and it has almost always remained homogeneous – Holocaust survivors, followed by immigrants from Arab countries, Russian immigrants, and in the past 20 years – Ethiopians. The neighborhood contains the largest concentration of Ethiopian immigrants in the country.
The story of the neighborhood is told during the night shift of the local cop. Rafi Mells, an Ethiopian beat cop, is the only person in charge of the neighborhood, but unlike most cops, whose task is to maintain law and order, Rafi’s work revolves around helping the residents of Kiryat Moshe adapt to life in Israel.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa International Film Festival - Special Mention, Israel, 2013
Director: Itamar Chen
Producer: Yoav Roeh, Aurit Zamir
Production Company: Gum Films
Cinematographer: Philippe Bellaiche
Editor: Arik Lahav-Leibovitz
Soundtrack Editor: Sharon Luzon
Original Soundtrack: Ronnie Reshef
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Teleivison, Mifal ha Pais yes Docu
Script: Itamar Chen, Arik Lahav-Leibovitz
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: משמרת לילה
Category: Aliyah / Borders and Periphery / Israeli Society / Minorities / Old Age
Tag Words: Ethiopian ghetto police social issues