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Shahar is an unemployed filmmaker. His father, Sleiman, suggests that Shahar make a film about the Jewish Brigade, in which he served during WWII.
Shahar becomes enthusiastic after discovering that his father may have impregnated two Dutch women while abroad and decides to make the film hoping to find his father’s lost offspring. Together they set out along the trail of the Jewish Brigade, beginning in Israel, through Italy and Germany, and ending in the Netherlands with a surprising discovery.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Israeli Documentary at the DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel 2006 ; Second Prize Audience Award at IDFA, the Netherlands, 2006; Best Documentary Award at the Israeli Academy Awards, 2006; FIPRESCI Award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, Greece, 2007; Special Jury Award at the Chicago International Documentary Film Festival, USA, 2007; Golden Gate Award for Best Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival, USA, 2007; DocPoint Helsinki, Finland, 2007; MOMA, NY, USA, 2007; True/False Film Festival, USA, 2007; Israeli Film Festival, LA, USA, 2007; EuroDoc, Norway, 2007; Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, USA, 2007; Israeli Film Festival, Paris, France, 2007; HotDocs, Canada, 2007; DocFest Munich, Germany, 2007; Input Lugano, Sweitzerland, 2007; Audience Award at SilverDocs, Washington, USA, 2007; Audience Award at the Mediteran, Bosnia, 2007; Tri Continental, Cape Town, South Africa, 2007; DocSDF, Mexico, 2007; Around the World, Serbia, 2007
Director: Shahar Cohen, Halil Efrat
Producer: Sharon Shamir
Production Company: Sirocco Productions
Cinematographer: Tomer Shani
Editor: Halil Efrat
Soundtrack Editor: Amir Bar
Original Soundtrack: Shai Bachar
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, YES Docu, Dutch Jewish Television
Distributor: IsraeliFilms
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: סובנירים
Category: Family / History / Old Age
Tag Words: Dutch Family Father Germany Italy Jewish Brigade Journey relationship son the Netherlands WWII
Shahar is an unemployed filmmaker. His father, Sleiman, suggests that Shahar make a film about the Jewish Brigade, in which he served during WWII.
Shahar becomes enthusiastic after discovering that his father may have impregnated two Dutch women while abroad and decides to make the film hoping to find his father’s lost offspring. Together they set out along the trail of the Jewish Brigade, beginning in Israel, through Italy and Germany, and ending in the Netherlands with a surprising discovery.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Israeli Documentary at the DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel 2006 ; Second Prize Audience Award at IDFA, the Netherlands, 2006; Best Documentary Award at the Israeli Academy Awards, 2006; FIPRESCI Award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, Greece, 2007; Special Jury Award at the Chicago International Documentary Film Festival, USA, 2007; Golden Gate Award for Best Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival, USA, 2007; DocPoint Helsinki, Finland, 2007; MOMA, NY, USA, 2007; True/False Film Festival, USA, 2007; Israeli Film Festival, LA, USA, 2007; EuroDoc, Norway, 2007; Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival, USA, 2007; Israeli Film Festival, Paris, France, 2007; HotDocs, Canada, 2007; DocFest Munich, Germany, 2007; Input Lugano, Sweitzerland, 2007; Audience Award at SilverDocs, Washington, USA, 2007; Audience Award at the Mediteran, Bosnia, 2007; Tri Continental, Cape Town, South Africa, 2007; DocSDF, Mexico, 2007; Around the World, Serbia, 2007
Director: Shahar Cohen, Halil Efrat
Producer: Sharon Shamir
Production Company: Sirocco Productions
Cinematographer: Tomer Shani
Editor: Halil Efrat
Soundtrack Editor: Amir Bar
Original Soundtrack: Shai Bachar
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, YES Docu, Dutch Jewish Television
Distributor: IsraeliFilms
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: סובנירים
Category: Family / History / Old Age
Tag Words: Dutch Family Father Germany Italy Jewish Brigade Journey relationship son the Netherlands WWII
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