Short Film Grand Prix Competition
World Premiere

THIS WORLD: INSIDE ISRAEL'S JAILS



Nick Read

Country of production: UK
Year: 2005
Language: English, Hebrew, Arabic
Mins: 59

Production company: Raw TV Ltd / Goldvicht Productions
Producer: Israel Godlvicht
Script: Nick Read
Cinematography: Nick Read ( additional cinematography Eyal Zehavi)
Editing: Jay Taylor
Sound: Amir Boverman
Music: Neil Arthur


Source: Raw TV Ltd
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Israel’s jails are at bursting point. Since the beginning of the second intifada the number of Palestinians behind bars has increased five times. With unprecedented access, the filmmakers go inside two of the country’s maximum-security prisons, Be’er Sheva (for men) and Hasheron (for women), where the inmates have Israeli blood on their hands. They are regarded by their Israeli guards as the most dangerous terrorists in custody. Among them, Abdullah Barghouti (Marwan’s cousin) who has just received the longest sentence ever handed out by Israeli courts: 67 life sentences, and Amneh Muna, the woman who lured a 16-year-old Israeli she met on an internet chat site to Ramallah where he was killed. Scenes from Hasheron where Muna is elected as the women’s leader are particularly riveting. Also fascinating are the unexpected discussions that take place between some Palestinian prisoners and their guards. Often this is the first time either side has ever talked to their enemy. Locked up together they share a daily battle of wits and words that are not without humor or humanity. But the battle between control and resistance is ever present.

Nick Read is an award-winning producer/director/cameraman who has made numerous highly acclaimed documentaries over ten years. He recently completed feature length doc film about Indira Gandhi: The Killing of Mother India (2004). In 2003 his Warren Zevon – Keep Me in Your Heart was nominated for an EMMY. In 2002 he made the series Red Gold, and in 2001 Cat Stevens: Behind the Music, which brought him 2001 Media Entertainment Award and an EMMY nomination. His landmark series Finest Hour was short-listed for a BAFTA award. Previously he has made over 30 feature-length documentaries, winning two INDY awards, Cable Ace, and a Royal Television Society nomination.

MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2005 AT 4.00 PM. / CHOPIN THEATRE
SCREENING WITH LESSON FROM BAM
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2005 AT 9.00 PM. / GALLERY THEATRE
SCREENING WITH LESSON FROM BAM