Stony Brook Film Festival


   

Sunday, JULY 26, 7:00 PM

FOR MY FATHER

Israel—100 minutes

In Hebrew and Arabic with subtitles.

Directed by Dror Zahavi. Written by Ido Dror and Yonaton Dror. With Hili Yalon, Shredi Gabrin and Shlomo Vishinsky.

 

 

A riveting story about an accidental meeting of three people in Tel Aviv: a young Jewish girl, a shopkeeper, and a young Palestinian man on a desperate mission. This Israeli-German coproduction won best film at the 13th Sofia Film Festival in Bulgaria. The international jury praised it as “brave…dealing with an impossible love with humor and humanism.” A powerful and gripping film. Produced by Zvi Spielmann, Shlomo Mograbi and Heike Wiehle-Timm. Director of Photography: Carl F. Koschnick.  From Israfilm (Tel Aviv) and Relevant Film (Hamburg).


Accompanying short film:

 

In the Dark

New York Premiere—U.S.A.—17 minutes

In Farsi and English.

Directed by Alex Fazeli. Written by Thomas Westfall and Alex Fazeli.

On the eve of Ayatollah Khomeini’s return to Iran, a double agent who is hunted by the new revolutionary government, agrees to exchange crucial information with the CIA in return for safe passage out of the country. Inspired by true events.

 

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