TOURING FILMMAKERS
Films: UNSETTLED
Available: Year-round
UNSETTLED is Adam Hootnick’s first film. Previously Adam covered politics and international affairs as a producer at MTV News & Docs, focusing on the war in Iraq and MTV’s Choose or Lose coverage of the 2004 US Presidential election. Adam has also worked at NBC News and MSNBC, and has covered stories for broadcast and print media in India, South Africa, Cuba, and Israel, where he lived in 1997-98. Before working in film and television, Adam also worked for the South African Parliament’s Justice Committee and for the Boston Consulting Group. Adam is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
Films: RABIN-PERES: EVERYTHING IS PERSONAL
Available: February 2010
For the past 25 years, Henig has served as media and political advisor to Israel's most prominent leaders. His long and intimate professional and personal relationship with Rabin allowed Henig to create RABIN-PERES: EVERYTHING IS PERSONAL, a unique and fascinating portrait of these two legendary Israeli leaders, whose actions have dramaticaly shaped the modern Middle East.
Other acclaimed documentaries by Henig include "The Holy Cup", which follows the journey of Israeli basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv in teh European Final Four tournament; "The Big Boys Show" (behind the scenes of the all-star game in Washington in 2001), and a recent documentary about one of Israel's biggest soccer stars.
Films: AFTER THE STORM, TO DIE IN JERUSALEM
Available: Year-round
Now based in NYC, Medalia earned a master’s degree in Mass Communications: Professional Media Practice from Southern Illinois University (2004). Recently, she was a senior producer of the award-winning documentary 39 POUNDS OF LOVE (2005 Ophir Award, “Israeli Oscar”). The film also won “best documentary” at both The 2005 Palm Beach and Mill Valley film festivals, and made it onto the Academy Award short list for best documentary film. Medalia has received numerous honors and recognitions including a 2005 Regional Emmy Award for the documentary project Condition: John Foppe, and the 2004 Angelus Award for directing the short film, Daughters of Abraham.
In 2007 Hilla directed and produced her first feature film, TO DIE IN JERUSALEM. The film screened around the world and has garnered many prestigious awards, including the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Emmy Award nominations.
Her latest film AFTER THE STORM premiered at the 2009 LA Film Festival and went on to win Audience awards at Woodstock Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival.