MEN ON THE EDGE: fishermen’s diary
Price: $310.00 Code: 2308 |
Directed by Avner Faingulernt and Macabit Abramzon
2005, 58 or 90 minutes
Purchase: $310 Classroom Rental: $125
On the border between Gaza and Israel lies an isolated and abandoned beach where, against all odds, Israeli and Palestinian fishermen lived and fished together from 1999 to 2003. The Palestinians were teaching the Israelis ancient fishing techniques transmitted from one generation to the next. The Israelis, by their presence, were enabling the Palestinians to continue to fish in Israeli waters.
The film documents these four crucial years in the lives of this eclectic group of men from warring cultures, who are brought together by their shared work and the natural threats they face each day in the open sea.
We observe these men as we enter a journey into the masculine soul, exploring the relationships of strength, domination, tradition, and pride. Ultimately it is not the harshness of nature that is the greatest obstacle to their work, but the pressures of politics and the fighting surrounding their enclave.
* United Kingdom Jewish Film Festival, 2006
* Documenta-Madrid Film Festival, 2006
* Sao Paulo International Film Festival, 2006
2005, 58 or 90 minutes
Purchase: $310 Classroom Rental: $125
On the border between Gaza and Israel lies an isolated and abandoned beach where, against all odds, Israeli and Palestinian fishermen lived and fished together from 1999 to 2003. The Palestinians were teaching the Israelis ancient fishing techniques transmitted from one generation to the next. The Israelis, by their presence, were enabling the Palestinians to continue to fish in Israeli waters.
The film documents these four crucial years in the lives of this eclectic group of men from warring cultures, who are brought together by their shared work and the natural threats they face each day in the open sea.
We observe these men as we enter a journey into the masculine soul, exploring the relationships of strength, domination, tradition, and pride. Ultimately it is not the harshness of nature that is the greatest obstacle to their work, but the pressures of politics and the fighting surrounding their enclave.
Subjects & Collections
Political Science Cultural Studies Middle Eastern Studies Anthropology Sociology Religion & Spirituality Jewish Studies Islamic Studies 2008 Directed by Women
Festivals & Awards
* Official Selection, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, 2006* United Kingdom Jewish Film Festival, 2006
* Documenta-Madrid Film Festival, 2006
* Sao Paulo International Film Festival, 2006