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Tantura
When the State of Israel was established in 1948, war broke out and hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated in its aftermath. Israelis know this as the War of Independence while Palestinians call it “Al Nakba” (the Catastrophe). This is a story about one such village: Tantura. The film examines why the Nakba is taboo in Israeli society and explores the country’s inability to come to terms with its dark past.
Festivals and Awards:
Sundance Film Festival, USA, 2022
Director: Alon Schwarz
Producer: Shaul Schwarz, Alon Schwarz, Maiken Baird
Production Company: Alon Schwarz Productions, Reel Peak Films
Cinematographer: Avner Shachaf, Or Azoulay, Yonatan Weizmann, Ilya Magnes
Editor: Halil Efrat, Amir Sevilla, Sagi Bornstein
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Ophir Lebovitz
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Time Studios, Chicago Media Project
Musicians: Ilya Magnes
Colourist / Online Editor: Yoav Raz
Visual Effects: Noam Amir
Script: Alon Schwarz, Shaul Schwarz, Halil Efrat
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: טנטורה
Category: Aliyah / History / Human Rights / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Old Age / Zionism
Tag Words: 1948 Al Nakba catastrophe Independence Nakba palestinian soldiers State of Israel taboo Tantura War of Independence
When the State of Israel was established in 1948, war broke out and hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated in its aftermath. Israelis know this as the War of Independence while Palestinians call it “Al Nakba” (the Catastrophe). This is a story about one such village: Tantura. The film examines why the Nakba is taboo in Israeli society and explores the country’s inability to come to terms with its dark past.
Festivals and Awards:
Sundance Film Festival, USA, 2022
Director: Alon Schwarz
Producer: Shaul Schwarz, Alon Schwarz, Maiken Baird
Production Company: Alon Schwarz Productions, Reel Peak Films
Cinematographer: Avner Shachaf, Or Azoulay, Yonatan Weizmann, Ilya Magnes
Editor: Halil Efrat, Amir Sevilla, Sagi Bornstein
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Ophir Lebovitz
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Time Studios, Chicago Media Project
Musicians: Ilya Magnes
Colourist / Online Editor: Yoav Raz
Visual Effects: Noam Amir
Script: Alon Schwarz, Shaul Schwarz, Halil Efrat
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: טנטורה
Category: Aliyah / History / Human Rights / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Old Age / Zionism
Tag Words: 1948 Al Nakba catastrophe Independence Nakba palestinian soldiers State of Israel taboo Tantura War of Independence
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