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Catalog  Docs Eight Twenty Eight |
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Eight Twenty Eight
Israel, 2007 | Doc, 60 min, | video
Director:
Lavi Ben Gal
Script: Lavi Ben Gal
Producers: Claudia Levin
Sponsors: - channel 8/ Noga Communication – Israel
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| Synopsis |
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Eight Twenty Eight is a personal poetic look at one of the most fascinating social experiments in human history – the Kibbutz. This is the story of the filmmaker`s re-encounter with the kibbutz where he grew up, after a long absence. By Kibbutz regulations, the filmmaker who has reached the age of 28 must make up his mind within one year whether he remains as a member or leaves. The filmmaker sets out with his camera to examine his kibbutz and himself, in order to make the most important decision of his life.
Eight Twenty Eight is a journey to a home one cannot leave, but to which one can never really return.
Director`s Statement:
Eight Twenty Eight is a personal journey towards my childhood memories within the kibbutz. I haven`t lived on the kibbutz for ten years. In the time of my absence, the Kibbutz has changed dramatically: a sharp turn from socialism and cooperation to capitalism, privatization – a total collapse of the collectiveness.
Now, According to kibbutz regulations I have to choose if I want to stay as a member or leave.
I stand opposite the kibbutz where I grew up, in the place where I used to feel at home and now I`m a total stranger and I have to make a decision.
I feel stuck between the age eight and twenty eight. I know that I can`t really return but I found out that it`s not so easy to leave.
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Awards and Festivals |
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Awards:
Winner of The Best Promising Director
Docaviv International Film Festival
Best Soundtrack Editor, which was given to Alex Claude
Israeli Documentary Film Awards, June 19th 2007
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Festivals:
Rotterdam International Film Festival - Holland, 2007
DocAviv International Film Festival - Israel, 2007
Palm Springs International Film Festival - USA, 2008
Punto de Vista Documentary Film Festival - Spain, 2008
East Bay JCC - USA, 2008
Thessaloniki DocMarket - Greece, 2008
Wisconsin Film Festival - USA, 2008
Documenta Madrid - Spain, 2008 |
More Credits |
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| Script: Lavi Ben Gal |
| Production Company: Claudius Films Ltd. |
| Co-Production Company: Lavi Ben Gal |
| Camera: Daniel Miran |
| Editor: Lavi Ben Gal |
| Original Music: Lior Seker, Sound Track:Alex Claude |
| Original Language: Hebrew |
| Subtitles: English |
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