The World is Funny
Reviewer: Variety
“Full of quirky charm, this ambitious, multi strand tale, about storytelling — and a fractured family — unfolds in a friendly Tiberias, Israel, where reality and fantasy cleverly intertwine.”
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The Flat
Reviewer: Washington Post
“A quietly brilliant study in cognitive dissonance, “The Flat” is a documentary look at Holocaust denial, but not the kind you might think.”
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Fill the Void
Reviewer: Screen Daily
“…It is made with the utmost care, affection and respect for its characters and will have considerable appeal to large audiences, not only for its evident ethnographic interest, but also for the moving, intense drama it deploys.”
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A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
Reviewer: NY daily news
“There are no villains here, no attempts to sway opinions or even stake out political ground… more evenhanded than most dramas with similar themes, and more open-hearted.”
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Life in Stills
Reviewer: Gili Malinsky, Haaretz
“With charm and wit, ‘Life in Stills’ creates a dialogue between the world of the past and today’s world”
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Out in the Dark
Reviewer: The Hollywood Reporter
“Compelling and intimate, Michael Mayer’s taut first feature follows a border-crossing gay relationship between an Israeli lawyer and an increasingly desperate Palestinian student.”
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