Highlight Films presents: Documentary films produced in Israel and the Middle East 1998-2009
2009 - Bahad 1 - A five part documentary series following the Israel army's combat officers course. Directed by Yifat Keidar and filmed in high definition, the series provides a unique perspective about the IDF, the cadets and the combat officers training. Director: Yifat Kedar
2008 - A Magnificent Failure tells the story of Harold Rubin, the artist and jazz musician which left his homeland South Africa after being charged with blasphemy for one of his paintings...Director: Jasmine Kainy
2006 - Munich Operation Bayonetexposes the real story of the Israeli Mossad's "Bayonet" unit responsible for Israel’s retaliation against the Palestinian Black September terrorist organization, following the 1972 massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. Director: Ron Maiberg
2005 - Al Jisris a moving account of the lives of the residents of Jisr E-Zarqa in their daily struggle against poverty and discrimination. The film centers on a group of young, single women, desperately trying to lead their village to a better life...
2005 - The Last Standis the story of the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip settlements. For eighteen months, the BBC filming crew was given unrestricted access into the secret planning and execution of the resistance to the disengagement. Director: Noam Shalev
2004 - Zaka - Living with Death. Their mission: To collect every piece of flesh, every scrap of hair, left after a suicide bombing. Always on call, their beepers vibrate seconds after the disaster. They believe in providing the Jewish act of true grace - A respectful burial for all human remains. They are the ZAKA volunteers... Director: Noam Shalev
2004 - Iraq Media Warfollows the journalists who follow the war. As the American and British troops cross the Iraqi border, thousands of journalists spread into Iraq and the neighboring countries…
2003 - Shooting Conflicts. For seven years they have witnessed every major event from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, filming terrorist attacks, military occupation, aftermaths of suicide bombings, peace initiatives and human suffering… Director: Noam Shalev
2003 - Bootcampfollows National Geographic Television presenter Steve Backshall as he undergoes two physically extreme field exercises with the Israeli Defence Force…
2003 - Facing the Dragontells the adventure of a group of Israeli rafters facing an almost impossible challenge: to descend one of the most notorious stretches of the mighty Yangtze river in China: the 'Great Bend'.
2002 - Battle of Jeninpictures the Israeli army units trying to take over the refugee camp from Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Fatah militants. As the Israelis advance into the camp, they realize their arrival has been anticipated...
2002 - Primetime War IIfollows the cameramen to a real war. A war in which cameramen are killed and injured, where the name of the game is survival and power, rather than journalistic ethics and fairness.
2001 - Ecstasytells the story of 6 unique religious ceremonies, taking place among various religious groups in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Ecstasy follows several beliefs and religions: Christians, Muslims, Jews and Samaritans...
2001 - More Weddings and Another Funeralfollows five traditional wedding ceremonies and one funeral, all reflective of Jewish, Muslim, Druze and Samaritan, each with its own unique characteristics...
2000 - Journey to Jerusalemis a modern day legend about a true dedication to a cause: bringing Christians and Jews together, and trying to build a better world…
1999 -Between the Linesis the story of the Israeli journalist Amira Hass, who chose to live among the Palestinian community rather than in Israel…
The film is an exceptional story about a devoted journalist in the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
Director: Yifat Kedar
1998 -Primetime War followed the work of two cameramen that coevr the events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film deals with the role of the media in this long time conflict....
