Muhi – Generally, Temporary
Synopsis
Muhi, a spirited boy from Gaza has been living in an Israeli hospital for seven years. Caught between two homes and two peoples, he is unable to return to Gaza. He is raised in paradoxical circumstances that transcend identity, religion and the conflict that divides his world. His time at the hospital is running out and Muhi now faces the most critical choices of his life.
Credits
Director(s)
Rina Castelnuovo, Tamir Elterman
Producer(s)
Hilla Medalia -Medalia Productions
Co-Producer(s)
Jürgen Kleinig - Neue Celluloid Fabrik
Executive Producer(s)
Jill Samuels, Ed and John Priddy, Tina Leeb, Danna Stern
Cinematography
Avner Shahaf, Tamir Elterman, Oded Kirma, Rina Castelnuovo-Hollander
Editor
Joëlle Alexis
Original Music
Ran Bagno
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English, Spanish, Mandarin (Chinese), Russian
Broadcaster:
yes Docu
Sound designer:
Kai Tebbel
Produced in association with:
yes Docu, EO RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, Mitteldeutsche Medienfoerderung (MDM)
Produced with the support of:
The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts - Cinema Project, with the participation of the Leon Recanati Foundation, Supported by the Cultural Administration, Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport, The Israel Film Council, Mifal Hapais- Israel Lottery Council For Culture & Arts, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Hartley Film Foundation, FFA Filmfoerderanstalt, Bertha Foundation, VGTV Norway
Festival Highlights
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Winner
Best Documentary of 2017Israeli TV Channel 102017 -
Winner
Golden Kapok Award for Best Documentary DirectorGuangzhou Documentary Film Festival2017 -
Winner
Golden Kapok Award for Best Documentary FeatureGuangzhou Documentary Film Festival2017 -
Winner
Audience Choice AwardUK Jewish Film Festival2017 -
Winner
GOLDEN DOVE AWARD for Best Long DocumentaryDOK Leipzig2017 -
Winner
Mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa Award for Best Debut FilmDocaviv International Film Festival2017 -
Winner
AMNESTY International Award Special MentionThessaloniki Documentary Film Festival2018 -
Winner
SILVER NANOOK for Discovery of New Subjects and New HeroesFlahertiana International Documentary Film Festival2018
DOKUart, Croatia, 2019
Festival international Signes de Nuit, Myanmar, 2019
Sedona International Film Festival, USA, 2019
Terni Film Festival, Italy, 2018
Minsk International Film Festival, Belarus, 2018
Faroe Island International Minority Film Festival, Faroe Island, 2018
Mediterranean Film Festival, Bosnia, 2018
Lima Film Festival, Peru, 2018
Fondazione Meeting Per l'amicizia Fra I Popoli, Italy, 2018
Human Rights Film Festival Jersey, UK, 2018
Brussels Mediterranean International Film Festival, Belgium, 2018
Breaking Down Barriers Film Festival, Russia, 2018
Flahertiana International Documentary Film Festival, Russia, 2018
Arab Film Days, Norway, 2018
Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey, 2018
London Human Rights Watch Film Festival, UK, 2018
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Greece, 2018
Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh, 2018
Hot Docs International Film Festival, Canada, 2017
DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2017
AFI Docs, USA, 2017
IDFA , Netherlands, Best of Fest, 2017
Guangzhou Doc International Film Festival, China, 2017
San Francisco International Film Festival, USA, 2017
DOK Leipzig, Germany, 2017
Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2017
Sochi International Film Festival, Russia, 2017
WATCH DOCS, Poland, 2017
Sichuan TV Festival, China, 2017
Hamptons International Film Festival, USA, 2017
New York Human Rights Film Festival, USA, 2017
Reviews
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"Muni’s story is a keen illustration of an experiential disconnect that afflicts one unwitting victim of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
- Eric Kohn, IndieWire
