General Information

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Israel, 2010 | Documentary, 87 min. |

Director: Moshe Alpert 

 Producers: Estee Mecklberg, Haim Meckelberg and Moshe Alpert 

Synopsis

Throughout the entire world, Israel is presented through news broadcasts on television – a series of violent images of terror and war. "Land of Genesis" introduces a completely different Israel – an Israel of amazing landscapes and multitudes of plants and wildlife.
Israel is located at the meeting point of three continents. It hosts five distinctive climatic zones along its 540 Km of length and dozens of km of width. These different zones create a rich and diverse world of flora and fauna. As the seasons change, the colors countrywide shift and wildlife alters its behavior in accordance with the biological clock ticking within each species.
Throughout the year, a beautiful and sometimes amazing world of insects, reptiles, birds and mammals is presented here. Most of this world is unfamiliar and not always apparent even to the people who live here.
The film presents the "Experience of The Land of Genesis" by following three mammals in their respective geographic habitats, as the seasons change. Each of the animals – the wolves of the Golan Heights, the swamp cats of the Sea Of Galilee and the ibexes of the desert – will open a window to the world of plants and animals of the region, a world filled with amazing beauty, a world in which there is no hatred, and which is guided only by one urge – the urge for survival.
Utilizing the amazing landscape shots by the international awards winning cinematographer Moshe Alpert, and the magnificent ethnic-inspired music of Uri Ophir and internationally-acclaimed singer Noa, we managed to create a unique film, an uplifting experience of sound and color.

Awards & Festivals

Bucharest Jewish Film Festival, June 2011

Washington Jewish Film Festival, May 2011

Montreal Israeli Film Festival, May 2011

Israeli Film Festival New York, May 2011

UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey, April 2011

Credits

Director:Moshe Alpert

Producers: Estee Mecklberg, Haim Meckelberg and Moshe Alpert

This film was produced with the support of Cinema Project, a joint project of The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts & the Recanati Foundation
Supported by the Cultural Administration at the Israeli Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, and the Israeli Council for Cinema.

The film was produced in association with Israel Nature and National Parks

This film was produced with the support of Keshet TV

Cinematographer: Moshe Alpert

Script: Moshe Alpert

Editor: Zohar Sela
Composer: Uri Ophir
Sound Designer: Shelly Bar-On
Music Producer: Israel David
Narrator: Yaron London
Original Language: Hebrew
Subtitles: English 
 

Quotes

"ארץ בראשית" הוא סרט יפה לעין וברובו מרתק. ולמרות שהעולם הנפיק לנו שפע סרטי טבע בשנים האחרונות, "ארץ בראשית" הוא חלוץ סרטי הטבע הקולנועיים הישראליים. פנאי פלוס

"ארץ בראשית" הוא סרט יחודי מסוגו בכל המובנים. לא רק שמדובר בסרט טבע מרהיב, מושקע ויפהפה זהו סרט הטבע הראשון שכולו ישראליות. Liran Mizrachi, edb.co.il

"ארץ בראשית" הוא אירוע תקדימי בקולנוע התיעודי-ישראלי. סרט באורך מלא שכולו ממוקד בחיות של הטבע הארצישראלי, ולא יכול להיחוות אלא כשיר אהבה לטבע זה. ההישג מרשים כפל כפליים בשל היותו פרי עבודתו הממושכת (18 שנה) של אדם בודד - הצלם משה אלפרט. Erez Devorah, YNET

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