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Offside
Ishaq, a 13 year old Palestinian boy, wants to play football with his friends. For everyone else, this is just another game, but for him it’s a real struggle. Ishaq lives in a closed military area which was created when the separation wall was built around his home, cutting the house off from Palestine and Israel. Ishaq must overcome many obstacles to get to the game, and his friends are losing their patience… Will he get to the game on time? Offside tries to portray the crazy situation caused by the Israeli occupation, through an abstract human situation, without going into politics. Ishaq wants to play football with his friends and to be free, as every child in the world is entitled to be.
Festivals and Awards:
IDFA Kids & Docs, The Netherlands, 2005; Tribeca International Short Film Festival, Canada, 2006; Green Film Festival, Seoul, Korea, 2006; ZLIN Children's Film Festival, the Czech Republic, 2006; Plein la Bobine 4th Sancy Film Festival for Young People, France, 2006; BIKI Film Festival, Korea, 2006; BUSTER Film Festival, Denmark, 2006; Hamburg International Film Festival, Germany, 2006; 3 Continent Festival, South Africa, 2006; Calgary Film Festival, Canada, 2006; Discovery Film Festival, Scotland, 2006; Commfest Community, Canada, 2006
Director: Daniel Sivan, Dorit Tadir
Producer: Osnat Trabelsi
Production Company: Trabelsi Productions
Cinematographer: Hanna Abu-Saada
Editor: Ofer Zar
Soundtrack Editor: Alla Houri
Original Soundtrack: Noam Halevy
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Television and Radio Authority, Keshet TV
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: נבדל
Category: Children and Youth / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Sport
Tag Words: children Docs for Kids Football military occupation palestinian separation wall
Ishaq, a 13 year old Palestinian boy, wants to play football with his friends. For everyone else, this is just another game, but for him it’s a real struggle. Ishaq lives in a closed military area which was created when the separation wall was built around his home, cutting the house off from Palestine and Israel. Ishaq must overcome many obstacles to get to the game, and his friends are losing their patience… Will he get to the game on time? Offside tries to portray the crazy situation caused by the Israeli occupation, through an abstract human situation, without going into politics. Ishaq wants to play football with his friends and to be free, as every child in the world is entitled to be.
Festivals and Awards:
IDFA Kids & Docs, The Netherlands, 2005; Tribeca International Short Film Festival, Canada, 2006; Green Film Festival, Seoul, Korea, 2006; ZLIN Children's Film Festival, the Czech Republic, 2006; Plein la Bobine 4th Sancy Film Festival for Young People, France, 2006; BIKI Film Festival, Korea, 2006; BUSTER Film Festival, Denmark, 2006; Hamburg International Film Festival, Germany, 2006; 3 Continent Festival, South Africa, 2006; Calgary Film Festival, Canada, 2006; Discovery Film Festival, Scotland, 2006; Commfest Community, Canada, 2006
Director: Daniel Sivan, Dorit Tadir
Producer: Osnat Trabelsi
Production Company: Trabelsi Productions
Cinematographer: Hanna Abu-Saada
Editor: Ofer Zar
Soundtrack Editor: Alla Houri
Original Soundtrack: Noam Halevy
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Television and Radio Authority, Keshet TV
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: נבדל
Category: Children and Youth / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Sport
Tag Words: children Docs for Kids Football military occupation palestinian separation wall