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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

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

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