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
Relevant Links:
On Go2Films websiteCategory: Identity / Israeli Society / Jerusalem / Judaism and Jewish Culture / Religion
Tag Words: anti- Zionist Jerusalem Mea Shearim Naturei Karta Pashkavil radical Ultra Orthodox Yoel Kreus
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
Relevant Links:
On Go2Films websiteDirector: 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
Category: Identity / Israeli Society / Jerusalem / Judaism and Jewish Culture / Religion
Tag Words: anti- Zionist Jerusalem Mea Shearim Naturei Karta Pashkavil radical Ultra Orthodox Yoel Kreus