Between Fences
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Mograbi, Avi, director.
- Language
- Hebrew, Arabic, Tigrinya.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- France ; Israel : Les Films d'Ici, 2016.
- Physical Description
- HDD (85 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00005841
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Holot is a detention centre in the Israeli desert near the Egyptian border. It houses asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan who can't be sent back to their own countries, but who have no prospects in Israel either due to the country’s policies. It is technically not a prison, although the roll call three times daily and isolated location creates a similar kind of entrapment. Chen Alon and Avi Mograbi decide to initiate a theatre workshop with the people living inside the detention centre. Following the principles of the 'Theatre of the Oppressed', which sees itself as an aesthetic route to political and social change, scenes from the asylum seekers’ own lives form the starting point for the process. This approach gives the individuals the opportunity to address their own experiences of forced migration and discrimination and to confront an Israeli society that has decided to view those seeking protection as dangerous infiltrators.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 4117 (HU_OSA_00005841.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |