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Catalog  Docs Bridge Over the Wadi |
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Bridge Over the Wadi
Israel, 2006 | Documentary, 55 min., |
Director:
Barak & Tomer Haiman
Script: Tomer Heymann & Barak Heymann
Producers: Tomer Heymann & Barak Heymann
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| Synopsis |
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In 2004, two years after the resurge of the Second Intifada riots, a group of Arab and Jewish parents decide to establish a joint bi-national, bi-lingual school in the Arab Ara village, a village in Israel`s Wadi.
Some fierce debates preceded the opening of the school in September of that year. Although the initiative was idealistic and noble, the reality of it was that parents still had some major hurdles to overcome. In addition, they were forced to defend their decision in the face of opponents and sceptics. The school, which is called Bridge over the Wadi, has room for 50 Jewish and 50 Arab students, but is located in the Arab part of the valley.
In a sober manner, the filmmakers observe how students, faculty and parents struggle to coexist peacefully during the first exciting year, showing
how fragile the attempt is to create an environment of co-existence against the backdrop of the complicated reality.
By the end of the year, it would appear that they have succeeded in establishing a foundation, however shaky and unpredictable it may be. In 2005, twice as many students signed up to attend the school.
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Awards and Festivals |
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Awards:
Winner of the Plzeňský Prazdroj Audience Award
One World Festival, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007
Best documentary
CONTACT - Kyiv Int`l Documentary Festival, Ukraine, 2007;
Asian Documentary Golden Award
Shanghai TV Festival, China, 2007;
Audience Award
VERZIO – Human Rights International Film Festival, Hungary, 2007;
Audience Award
Watch Docs – Human Rights in Film, Warsaw, Poland, 2007
Audience Award
One World, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2007
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Festivals:
IDFA, Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, The Netherlands,2006; Official Selection, "Silver Wolf" Competition.
DocsBarcelona – International Documentary Film Festival, Spain, 2007;
Zagreb Dox – International film Festival, Croatia, 2007;
One World Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007;
Winner of the Plzeňský Prazdroj Audience Award
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece, 2007;
Official Selection.
CONTACT - Kyiv Int`l Documentary Festival, Ukraine, 2007;
Winner of "Best Documentary"
Freiburger Film forum, Germany, 2007;
Krakow International Film Festival, 2007;
"Voices Forward" – Toronto, Canada, 2007;
Sydney International Film Festival, Australia, 2007;
Shanghai TV Festival, China, 2007;
Winner of The Asian Documentary Golden Award
SILVERDOCS Documentary Film Festival, USA, 2007;
Parnu International Film Festival, Estonia, 2007;
Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK, 2007;
Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2007;
VERZIO – Human Rights International Film Festival, Hungary, 2007;
Winner of the Audience Award
One World – Human Rights Film Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2007;
UK Jewish Film Festival, UK, 2007;
Israel Festival, Rome, Italy, 2007;
Watch Docs – Human Rights in Film, Warsaw, Poland, 2007 (Invited);
Winner of the Audience Award;
Boston Jewish Film Festival, 2008
Other Israel Film Festival, 2008
New York Israeli Film Festival, 2008
Washington Jewish Film festival, 2008
Denver Jewish Film festival, 2009
Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Allentown Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Stamford Jewish Film Festival, 2009
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More Credits |
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| Script: Tomer Heymann & Barak Heymann |
| Production Company: Heymann Brothers Films company |
| Co-Production Company: Tomer Heymann & Barak Heymann |
| Camera: Daniel Miran, Uri Levi & Itai Raziel |
| Editor: Arik Leibovitch, Amit Azaz, Erez Laufer & Ron Goldman |
| Original Music: Eli Soorani |
| Original Language: Hebrew, Arabic |
| Subtitles: English |
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Quotes |
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“A fresh, insightful glimpse into a seemingly intractable situation. The agonizing dilemma of the adults in visited upon their children, whose honesty and generosity serves only to highlight the dilemma.
(Jury Statement, Shanghai TV Festival, China, 2007;)
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