SVJFF
 
     
 
Film Festival > Foreign Land
Email a Friend
Northern California Premiere
Foreign Land
SPONSORED BY
ORLI AND ZACK RINAT


Foreign Land

RECENT ARTICLES:

Synopsis

As Israeli society slips into extremism, an Arab actor and a Jewish journalist search for a place where they can belong. Ghassan Abbas was once a TV star. Director Shlomi Eldar was once the Arab Affairs' correspondent for a news program. Abbas was not getting new roles while Eldar's reports were pushed to the sidelines. Facing a professional crisis, the two friends have begun searching for a new path.

Winner of 2018 Israeli Academy Awards for Best Documentary.

Foreign Land Shlomi EldarSPECIAL GUEST: Director Shlomi Eldar is a documentary film director and journalist who covered the Palestinian Authority for Israel's Channels 1 and 10. He is the recipient of the Sokolov Prize, Israel's most important media award, for his work.

Discussion and Q & A to follow.


Film Details
Director:
Shlomi Eldar
Country:
Israel/USA
Language:
Hebrew with English subtitles
Running time:
74 min
Year:
2017
Genre: Documentary
 
 
Signup - SVJFF Newsletter and Program updates