Program

Sunday, 18.8

Angelica

יום עיון

Crumbling works of art discovered in an attic reveal the tragic relationship between the father of Israeli art, Boris Schatz, and his secret daughter Angelica.

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Best Unkept Secret

יום עיון

A 15-year-long journey follows the volatile life of the extreme right’s prince, who discovers a secret during one of his many arrests. His disparity leads him to confront the rumors that have haunted his family.

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OPEN YOUR MOUTH

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Omar, Yazan and Muhammad are 12-year-olds living in Lod. When Ella, an ex-Russian, starts a choir in their school, a new and fantastic world opens to them, offering an escape from the shattered reality around.

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MOYNIHAN

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MOYNIHAN is an immersive portrait of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the ground-breaking intellectual, policy specialist, ambassador and long serving New York senator. Fifteen years after his death, a feature length documentary about his life captures Moynihan as never before.

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Endless Letterpress

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Facing the deterioration of the machines and the advance of new technologies, the printing presses are closing their workshops. At the same time, a group of young people rediscovers the greatest technical innovation in the history of the written word: the typesetting printing.

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Central Airport THF

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Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport has been through many a transformation over the years, but the decision to use it for housing Syrian refugees is the most humane of them all. Director Karim Aïnouz takes a close look at this historic structure and the dreams of the young people that pass through it on their way to a new life.

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Print Fever

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From the invention of printing in the fifteenth century to the design of the Hebrew print font in the first decade of the State of Israel. The tour will be accompanied by an exhibition of rare books from the collections of the National Library.

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Spotting Yossi

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Thirteen years after his death, the great Yossi Banai comes to life for one final encore. A cinematic memoir pieced together from numerous archival materials - films, plays, radio shows, songs and stage performances.

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Monday, 19.8

Paul Auster - What If

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The documentary "PAUL AUSTER – WHAT IF?" focuses on the political as well as the poetic side of the writer Paul Auster and shows how the artist fights for his lost dream of a democratically led America. Through his eyes, we look at 70 years of American history. Director Sabine Lidl meets the author for a very personal conversation at his home in Brooklyn, New York and Auster gives insights into his childhood and family history. The film combines passages from his recent novel "4321" with Auster's own biography, thus creating an exciting dialogue between the author and his fictional character.

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The Little Things

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Yudale loses faith while parting from his dying father, Rabbi Fruman. He documents him with a camera given to him by Michal, a film director and a mentor. When his father dies he sets out on a journey in search of a new path.

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THE PROPOSAL

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When Luis Barragán, Mexico’s most acclaimed architect, whose work had been described as architectural poetry, passed away, a Swiss corporation bought his professional archive and made it inaccessible to the public. The film's director makes a daring, outrageous proposal in an attempt to return these monumental works of art to Mexico.

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MIDNIGHT TRAVELER

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When Afghan filmmaker Hassan Fazili fled his home amid Taliban death threats, he, his wife and their two little girls found themselves on a dangerous quest for freedom. The parents and children chronicled their journey using smartphone cameras, creating a remarkably intimate home movie filled with love, laughter, and hope.

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LEVANTINE

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She was admired and beautiful, but only few knew her during her lifetime. She was the first to write of Levantine and Mizrachi identities as no one before. A journey in the footsteps of the Levantine thinker Jacqueline Kahanoff. The 14th film of the "Hebrews" series.

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Tuesday, 20.8

VR/AR Complex

10:00-18:00

This year, Docu.Text Festival invites you take part in a multisensory experience with three groundbreaking and imagination-expanding virtual projects. The works, each in their own way, seek to revive distant stories, places and voices, enabling the viewer to be present and participate and not just observe from a distance of time or place.

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COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD

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Nearly 60 years after UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld was killed in a plane crash in Zambia, director Mads Brügger sets out to investigate the suspicions that the crash was no accident. To his astonishment, he uncovers a much darker affair. Could this be just a conspiracy theory, despite the evidence?

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Levels of Reality – Masterclass

יום עיון

Who says there is a time and place for everything? Virtual reality technology proves that physical boundaries and time can be broken and invites you to take part in a multi-sensory experience. Masterclass with the creators of Zikr, John Fitzgerald, Matthew Niederhauser and Igal Nassima, is a chance to get to know and even experiment with the most advanced technologies being use by digital story artists. The discussion will be in English. The masterclass is free. Advance registration required.

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MIKE WALLACE IS HERE

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An extraordinary, witty, funny, and candid portrait of Mike Wallace, the newsman who invented uncompromising television interviews. Chock-full of Wallace’s interviews with influential figures, as well as interviews he has given over the years, this film holds a fascinating mirror to today’s journalism.

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THE RABBI FROM HEZBOLLAH

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Who would believe that Avraham Sinai, an ultra-Orthodox Jew living in Israel, is Ibrahim Yassin - one of Israel's top international agents and spies - a Lebanese Muslim with an inconceivable and turbulent association to Hezbollah.

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"Remember Me and I shall remember you"

יום עיון

Sufi manuscripts from the Islamic and Middle Eastern collection and Sufi music in the National Sound Archive

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PICTURE OF HIS LIFE

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World-renowned photographer Amos Nachoum has captured countless shots of the world’s biggest predators. As his career nears its end, he makes a final attempt to swim with a polar bear, in search of personal redemption.

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Wednesday, 21.8

VR/AR Complex

10:00-18:00

This year, Docu.Text Festival invites you take part in a multisensory experience with three groundbreaking and imagination-expanding virtual projects. The works, each in their own way, seek to revive distant stories, places and voices, enabling the viewer to be present and participate and not just observe from a distance of time or place.

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LE GRAND BAL

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The thousands who attend the annual folk dance festival in France slowly lose their inhibitions, dancing day and night, with hardly any rest. Within this musical ecstasy, we find different characters, each dancing to find something else, something deeply personal.

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EXPERIENTIAL STORYTELLING LECTURE

יום עיון

Open meeting enabling a peak behind the scenes of the world of virtual reality with international artists, the creators of Zikr, John Fitzgerald, Matthew Niederhauser and Igal Nassima. The discussion will be in English. The event is free. Advance registration required.

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GODS OF MOLENBEEK

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Aatos and Amine are best friends growing up in an infamous immigrant neighborhood in Brussels. The adults around them talk about God, but the children do not understand how there can be only one. In their games, God is a kind of superhero.

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PUTIN'S WITNESSES

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Vladimir Putin had planned (and achieved) absolute control of his country from the moment he ascended to the presidency. Vitaly Mansky (Under the Sun), who followed him very closely throughout his first year in office, shows us the Russian President’s vulnerable, loaded, and intimate moments. This is Putin as never before seen on screen.

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GOLDA

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The eventful story of Golda Meir's term as prime minister of Israel – from her surprising rise to power and iconic international stature as “queen of the Jewish people”, to her tragic and lonely demise.

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Thursday, 22.8

The Miracle of the little prince

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passionate translators of the book The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who fight for the preservation of their endangered languages. Why do people from very diverse cultures precisely choose this book to keep their languages and cultures alive?

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306 Hollywood

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Do objects retain a spark of life from their owner after that person dies? This question catapults a dynamic brother-sister film making duo on an epic odyssey to excavate their deceased grandma Annette’s unassuming Newark home of 71 years. Toothbrushes, tax documents, three vacuum cleaners—her motley collection of stuff becomes a universe unto itself, springing to life in the cinematic playground of this innovative documentary.

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The Voice of Israel in Arabic

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Jewish-Arabic music in the collection of the National Library

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Closing event: Dudu Tassa hosts the Kuwaitis - Movie and Concert

Thursday, 22.08, 20:00

Dudu Tassa, one of Israel’s leading rock musicians, listened to thousands of recordings of his grandfather and great uncle, Salah and Daoud Al-Kuwaity, who were among the greatest musicians in Iraq and the Arab world from the 1930s to the 19050s, uncovering a story of tremendous fame as well as pain The journey in search of family roots that gave rise to the project “Dudu Tassa & the Kuwaitis,” revives the old songs, giving them an up-to-date interpretation. On the occasion of the release of the project’s third album, Docu.Text festival 05 invites you to watch the film Iraq ‘n Roll, documenting Tassa’s musical journey and, following the screening, to enjoy a live performance by Dudu Tassa & the Kuwaitis featuring selected songs from their rich repertoire.

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