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“Now we’ll all be movie stars. … The whole world will see us on television …” declares Hezi, a resident of a Herzliya home for the mentally challenged. This film provides an intimate and moving encounter with some of the home’s residents, revealing their daily routines.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Documentary at the Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 1998; Cinema de Reel, Paris, 1999; Awards for Outstanding Film And Outstanding Director at DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 1999; Golden Tablet Award at Intercom Chicago, 1999; Special MEntion at the San Giao Film Festival, Italy, 1999; Bombay International Film Festival, 2000
Director: Ziva Postec
Producer: Ziva Postec
Cinematographer: Oded Kimche
Editor: Yair Elazar
Original Soundtrack: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Supporter(s): New Fund for Cinema and Television, Keshet Foundation, The Cinema Project, National Council for Culture and the Arts.
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: כוכבים
Category: Health / Israeli Society / People with Disabilities
Tag Words: caregivers mentally challenged residential home
“Now we’ll all be movie stars. … The whole world will see us on television …” declares Hezi, a resident of a Herzliya home for the mentally challenged. This film provides an intimate and moving encounter with some of the home’s residents, revealing their daily routines.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Documentary at the Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 1998; Cinema de Reel, Paris, 1999; Awards for Outstanding Film And Outstanding Director at DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 1999; Golden Tablet Award at Intercom Chicago, 1999; Special MEntion at the San Giao Film Festival, Italy, 1999; Bombay International Film Festival, 2000
Director: Ziva Postec
Producer: Ziva Postec
Cinematographer: Oded Kimche
Editor: Yair Elazar
Original Soundtrack: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Supporter(s): New Fund for Cinema and Television, Keshet Foundation, The Cinema Project, National Council for Culture and the Arts.
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: כוכבים
Category: Health / Israeli Society / People with Disabilities
Tag Words: caregivers mentally challenged residential home
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