Hagiga - The Story of Israeli Cinema

Hagiga - The Story of Israeli Cinema

A unique two part documentary that encompasses 50 years of Israeli cinema through dozens of interviews with the filmmakers who created some of the most important, beloved, locally and internationally successful movies in the history of Israeli cinema.

Creators: Arik Bernstein, Noit Geva, Shai Lahav, Yair Raveh
Director: Noit Geva
Producer: Arik Bernstein
Executive Producers: Moshe Edri, Leon Edri, David Zilber
Broadcaster: Kan 11
Release Year: 2015
Language :English subtitles only

Hagiga - The Story of Israeli Cinema
  • Hagiga - The Story of Israeli Cinema - Part 1

    The forefathers of the Israeli cinema, Efrayim Kishon, Uri Zohar and Menahem Golan, come from theatre and the show business. They have sharp senses for the audience. They step into a small film industry with practically no budget. With lots of humor and tons of courage, they manage to make headli...

  • Hagiga - The Story of Israeli Cinema - Part 2

    The big successes of Israeli cinema in the 1960’s and the 1970’s make way for a period of confusion and disappointment in the 1980’s. But something new awakens: the murder of Prime Minister Rabin, on one hand, and the development of commercial television and filmmaking schools on the other hand, ...