Quiet, graceful, stately and infused with slow tension, dana rotbergs white lies unfolds with inexorable weight. White lies live at the vega, copenhagen, 2009 full concert. A frenchisraeli production, off white lies was nominated for many international film honors, including many categories in the 2011 israel film academy ophir awards and a haggiag award for bentvich as best actor at the 2011 jerusalem film festival. Lynn shelton in february at the ifc film spirit awards in santa monica, calif. The opening of little white lies resonates more strongly because jean dujardin won a best actor oscar for the artist after this film was made and delighted so many people. One of my favorite israeli feature films of all times is broken wings which won the wolgin award at the jerusalem film festival 2002 and first prize at the tokyo film festival. So youd think on the evidence of this week, at least. This group has recently embarked upon a new film club with a decidedly jewish slant. Over the protests of israeli defense minister moshe dayan, the israeli government lied to the white house about how the war started. It premiered at the 62nd berlin international film.
As a director, she is known for in the shade of the palm tree 2018, the bentwich syndrome 2015, offwhite lies 2011 and top of the world 2005. I have been asked recently not only to recommend and discuss new films, but also to recommend films that are out there on dvd. Directed by maya kenig, and the official selection of both the berlin and palm springs international film festivals, off white lies is not the type of film i usually rent, but one with which i was pleasantly surprised. Top israeli tv shows and films to bingewatch during the.
A propos, offwhite lies, this film is part of a relatively new venture from the folk who also bring you film movement. Jason blum sent off stage at las israel film festival for. The films set to be screened include footnote directed by joseph cedar, 2011 which was nominated for best foreign language film at this years academy awards, off. The original french title is les petits mouchoirs, which means the small handkerchiefs. And now, when they finally meet each other, it turns out that he is unemployed with nowhere to go. Off white lies combines comedy, drama atlanta jewish times. Her films were awarded in many festivals worldwide. How the uk jewish film festival expanded out east little.
I find myself commenting on a films subtlety quite often. Rather than sounding like a broken record i will expound on that. Top israeli tv shows and films to bingewatch during the coronavirus lockdown from classics like fauda and shtisel to littleknown gems like off white lies and dancing in jaffa, here are over 20 israeli works to keep you entertained. Jerusalem film festival won best actor, best israeli feature nominee, palm springs international film festival new voicesnew visions grand jury prize nominee. Poised unwaveringly between gentle comedy and delicate drama, maya kenigs off white lies keeps a lot to itself. After years of living apart from her dad, libby, an introverted yet sharpwitted teenager, is sent to live with him is israel.
Maya kenig is an israeli film director, writer and actress. As israeli civilians are butchered by palestinian terrorists, the truth about the israelipalestinian conflict is also being butchered by a campaign of vicious lies. Hannah dicruttalo, jenna mixner, bre moland, alexis schallenberg, caitlin peeler choreography. This is a tragic story about an ordinary family and how. Luckily, libby learns the art of the hustle from her father as they pose as war refugees. Israel claims to be the only democracy in the middle east. Off white lies, which was nominated for seven israeli academy awards including best film, director and screenplay, doesnt attempt to inflate its small story with grandiose metaphors.
The first feature made by mexican writerdirector dana rotberg in her adopted country, new zealand, white lies tuakiri huna is a solemn account. But this narrative withholding, while infuriating at times, presents no real barrier to our engagement with the films unconventional look at the growing connection between a shy teenage girl and her shiftless father. Halloween producer jason blum was booed and aggressively approached to get off stage at the 32nd israeli film festival after he slammed trump. A poignant comedy about a teenager who returns to israel to get to know her eccentric father, who is currently between apartments. Off white lies is her first feature film, produced with the support of the israeli film fund and the jerusalem film fund. Parental irresponsibility is mildly rebuked and finally indulged in maya kenigs offwhite lies, an intermittently engaging tale of fatheranddaughter bonding and nonbonding set against the. A father and his daughter, during the 2006 war between israel and lebanon. Shaul comes up with a creative plan to put a roof over their. The toronto jewish film foundation produces programming and projects offering the best feature films, documentaries and shorts from canada and around the world, on themes of jewish culture and identity.
After years of living apart from her dad, libby, an introverted yet sharpwitted teenager is sent to live with him in israel. We meet ukjff head programmer nir cohen who explains how he plans to reach new audiences. She is the healer and midwife of her rural, tribal. It is the largest of its kind anywhere in the world, and this year boasts a programme of over 100 films and a. Offwhite lies is the second travelbased narrative to emerge from the country in this batch. The first feature film from israeli director maya kenig, the movie tells the story of libby, a shy, intelligent yearold who has spent the bulk of her childhood in. Libby quickly discovers that her dad, shaul, is a infantile eccentric, and that he is inbetween apartments in other words. Pretty good israeli movie about a sleazebag father living in israel and his daughter visiting from california where his exwife lives. Israel flicks books, trowbridge, england and associated university press, fairleigh dickinson, nj, 1996, updated in 2010 for digital reader and israeli film. Its one think to tell an intricate story without spoonfeeding an audience like say tinker tailor soldier spy, and another to tell a simple story in a straightforward way. As he clears out the gas chamber with his fellow sonderkommando one day at the end of 1944, saul finds the corpse of a boy he believes to be his son.
The founders yoav roeh and aurit zamir, graduated from the sam spiegel film and television school. Set in rural new zealand, the movie begins in the late 19th century, with. Nominated for seven israeli academy awards including best film, it doesnt fully live up to its provocative premise but provides some amusing and. Little white lie joins a body of work by other filmmakers who have focused on hidden truths about their family trees. Most importantly, the film perpetuates a number of damaging stereotypes about fathers. The daughter appears to fairly responsible until she falls under the influence of the father. Libby quickly discovers that her dad, shaul, is an infantile eccentric, and that he is inbetween apartments in other words, homeless. Off white lies is a small story, beautifully told jewish. After years of living apart from her dad, libby, an introverted yet sharpwitted teenager, is sent to live with him in israel.
Director maya kenigs film never decides whether it wants to be a social satire, a familial drama or a parable about israeli life during perpetual. Off white lies gum films gum films is a production house for feature films and documentaries. The israeli film, filmed in native hebrew but interlaced with american english, starts as a trial of fatherdaughterread more. Firstever israeli film festival in london kicks off the. Movies like offwhite lies if you like offwhite lies you are looking for serious, suspense and disturbing movies about with father daughter relationship, lie, jewish, teenage girl, estranged father, refugees and danger themes of drama genre shot in israel or france. Winner of the best actor award and nominated for 6 other israeli academy awards including best film, director and screenplay, off white lies begins when libi, a yearold israeli girl played by newcomer elya inbar, visits northern israel with her longestranged father. Though set during the second lebanon war of 2006, this comingofage story evokes the offbeat charms of juno and sixteen candles. I f you can hear the sound of party poppers in the middle distance, thatll be the uk jewish film festival kicking off its 23rd year. With gur bentwich, elya inbar, tzahi grad, arad yeni.
Libby quickly discovers that her dad, shaul, is an infantile eccentric and that he is inbetween apartments in other words, homeless. Israeli filmmaker maya kenig uses the 2006 war between israel and hezbollah as a springboard for an exploration of the troubled relationship. He plays a very different character here, ludo, a party animal who circulates through clubs, inhales cocaine, leaves on his motor scooter, enters an intersection and. Off white lies is an unconventional look at the growing connection. Her arrival coincides with the outbreak of the second lebanon war.
In the 1996 emmy awardwinning documentary secret daughter, june. An autistic boy crossexamines his adoptive mother about the existence of the tooth fairy. Its the jewish film club, an everyothermonth offering from which you receive awardwinning jewishthemed films from the worlds premiere festivals, including cannes, venice, berlin. The first feature film from israeli director maya kenig, the movie tells the story of libby, a shy, intelligent yearold who has spent the bulk of her childhood.