Yoel Israel and the Pashkavils

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Yoel Israel and the Pashkavils

In the heart of Jerusalem is a tiny self-made Jewish ghetto – Naturei Karta. It is home to anti-Zionist Jews who refuse even to recognize the existence of the State of Israel. Television and radio, newspapers and magazines are all forbidden. The only form of media is the printed wall poster – the Pashkavil. This film portrays Yoel, who leads Naturei Karta’s battle against Israel, a member of a more ‘liberal’ Ultra-Orthodox sect. The battle rages on and off the Pashkavils. This is the first time TV cameras have ever penetrated this community’s walls of rejection.

Festivals and Awards:

Full list of festivals; Best Documentary Award at the Religion Today Film Festival, Italy, 2007; Silver Prize for Best Documentary  at the Warsaw Jewish Motifs International Film Festival, Poland, 2007; Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2006; Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2007; Krakow International Film Festival, Poland, 2007;Los Angeles Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2007; San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Sao Paulo Jewish Film Festival, Brazil, 2007

Director: Lina Chaplain

Producer: Aharon Goldfinger, Tal Goldfinger

Production Company: Goldfinger Communications

Cinematographer: Dani Barnea

Editor: Bracha Zisman-Cohen

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Gesher multi-cultural Film Fund, Noga Communication - Channel 8

Script: Lina Chaplin

Distributor: Go2Films

Subtitles: English

Film Name in Hebrew: יואל ישראל והפשקווילים

In the heart of Jerusalem is a tiny self-made Jewish ghetto – Naturei Karta. It is home to anti-Zionist Jews who refuse even to recognize the existence of the State of Israel. Television and radio, newspapers and magazines are all forbidden. The only form of media is the printed wall poster – the Pashkavil. This film portrays Yoel, who leads Naturei Karta’s battle against Israel, a member of a more ‘liberal’ Ultra-Orthodox sect. The battle rages on and off the Pashkavils. This is the first time TV cameras have ever penetrated this community’s walls of rejection.

Festivals and Awards:

Full list of festivals; Best Documentary Award at the Religion Today Film Festival, Italy, 2007; Silver Prize for Best Documentary  at the Warsaw Jewish Motifs International Film Festival, Poland, 2007; Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2006; Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2007; Krakow International Film Festival, Poland, 2007;Los Angeles Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2007; San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Sao Paulo Jewish Film Festival, Brazil, 2007

Director: Lina Chaplain

Producer: Aharon Goldfinger, Tal Goldfinger

Production Company: Goldfinger Communications

Cinematographer: Dani Barnea

Editor: Bracha Zisman-Cohen

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Gesher multi-cultural Film Fund, Noga Communication - Channel 8

Script: Lina Chaplin

Distributor: Go2Films

Subtitles: English

Film Name in Hebrew: יואל ישראל והפשקווילים

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