TO DIE IN JERUSALEM
Israel
Expected release: January 2007
Director: Hilla Medalia
Brief:
Ever since 17-year-old Rachel Levy, an Israeli, was killed four years ago in Jerusalem by a
Palestinian suicide bomber, her mother Abigail has found hardly a moment’s peace. Levy’s killer
was Ayat al-Akhras, also 17, a schoolgirl from a Palestinian refugee camp several miles away.
The two young women looked unbelievably alike.
The film follows
Abigail Levy’s search for answers which leads to
an emotionally-charged meeting between the mothers of the two dead
girls.
RABIN-PERES (woring title)
Israel
Expected release: January 2007
Director: Arik Henig
Brief:
This documentary explores the complicated and insightfull relationship between two of Israels greatest leaders - Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres. Through never before seen footage and exclusive interviews the film provides a captivating insider's look at the two people who changed the face of the Middle East.
