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That Orchestra with the Broken Instruments

  • Israel
  • Documentary
  • 2021
  • 79 min.
  • Director(s): Yuval Hameiri
  • Producer(s): Yuval Hameiri

Synopsis

A broken string, fractured echo chamber, rusting valves. One brilliant conductor, three gifted composers, and 100 musicians meet for four days of rehearsals. They speak different languages. Their instruments are broken. An orchestra of professional and amateur musicians, young and old, prepare, against all odds, for a one-time-only concert in Jerusalem.
A poetic, engaging take on broken and whole presents Jerusalem characters and an attempt to create harmony in a discordant city.

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Credits

Director(s)

Yuval Hameiri

Producer(s)

Yuval Hameiri

Script

Yuval Hameiri

Cinematography

Chen Wagshall, Yuval Hameiri

Editor

Yuval Hameiri

Original Music

Nizar Elkhater, Maya Dunietz, Dudu Tassa, Tom Cohen

Original Language

Arabic, English, Hebrew

Subtitles

English

Co-Director

Michal Vaknin

Produced in association with

Jerusalem Season of Culture

research

Emmanuel Witzthum, Ayelet Givoni, Meital Ofer

Festival Highlights

Transylvania International Film Festival, Romania, 2022

Dayton Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2022

Washington Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2022

Sonoma Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2022

Philadelphia Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2022

Boston Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2022

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival , Canada, 2022

FipaDoc, France, Competition- Musical Doc Section, 2022

Docaviv International Film Festival, Israel, Israeli Competition, 2021