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The film delves into an almost forgotten event that took place in Kfar Qasim in October 1956, when 47 innocent civilians were shot and killed by Israeli Border Police soldiers. Through a gripping narrative structure, like a suspenseful legal drama, the film unfolds the historical, political, and psychological reality that had shaped and triggered the event. A cinematic montage created by the intertwined plotlines, emphasizes immense gaps, conflicting narratives, and deep divides between Jews and Arabs who are destined to live together on the same land. If we begin to recognize these gaps, will there be hope for reconciliation?
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2024
Director: Ayelet Heller
Producer: Osnat Trabelsi
Production Company: Trabelsi Productions
Cinematographer: Uri Ackerman, Itay Raziel
Editor: Hadas Ayalon
Soundtrack Editor: Jungle Sound
Original Soundtrack: Lior Perla, Benzi Geffen
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu, Mifal HaPayis
Musicians: Amir Tam, Amos Zipori, Yochai Ben-Zvi, Idan Shemesh
Colourist / Online Editor: Vladi Tarikidi
Visual Effects: Roi Agazi
Animation: Tamar Tessler
Production Design: Tamar Tessler
Script: Ayelet Heller
Research: Ilan Shizaf, Lily Yudansky
Distributor: First Hand Films
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: דגל שחור
Category: Borders and Periphery / History / Identity / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Minorities / Zionism
Tag Words: 1957 Border Police conflict Kfar Qasim Legal Drama Massacre peace soldiers State of Israel
The film delves into an almost forgotten event that took place in Kfar Qasim in October 1956, when 47 innocent civilians were shot and killed by Israeli Border Police soldiers. Through a gripping narrative structure, like a suspenseful legal drama, the film unfolds the historical, political, and psychological reality that had shaped and triggered the event. A cinematic montage created by the intertwined plotlines, emphasizes immense gaps, conflicting narratives, and deep divides between Jews and Arabs who are destined to live together on the same land. If we begin to recognize these gaps, will there be hope for reconciliation?
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2024
Director: Ayelet Heller
Producer: Osnat Trabelsi
Production Company: Trabelsi Productions
Cinematographer: Uri Ackerman, Itay Raziel
Editor: Hadas Ayalon
Soundtrack Editor: Jungle Sound
Original Soundtrack: Lior Perla, Benzi Geffen
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Docu, Mifal HaPayis
Musicians: Amir Tam, Amos Zipori, Yochai Ben-Zvi, Idan Shemesh
Colourist / Online Editor: Vladi Tarikidi
Visual Effects: Roi Agazi
Animation: Tamar Tessler
Production Design: Tamar Tessler
Script: Ayelet Heller
Research: Ilan Shizaf, Lily Yudansky
Distributor: First Hand Films
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: דגל שחור
Category: Borders and Periphery / History / Identity / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / Minorities / Zionism
Tag Words: 1957 Border Police conflict Kfar Qasim Legal Drama Massacre peace soldiers State of Israel
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