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2026
Docaviv - Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
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Partner: Maaleh Film School
Director:
Batchen Kahalani
Filmmaker's profile
16 years ago, the director experienced a traumatic event that still holds her, her siblings and her mother in its grip. She sets out on a journey of discovery across Israel to try and find, against all odds, the Druze man who helped them during the crisis, but who disappeared immediately afterward.
Duration: 29min.
Country: Israel
Language: Hebrew
Year: 2026
Genre: Documentary
Topic: Childhood, Coming of age, Family, Human Conduct, Memories, Mental Health, Mourning, Mystery, Road Movie
Director: Batchen Kahalani
Production company: The Maaleh Film School
Writer: Batchen Kahalani
Cinematographer: Eliyahu Shaaz
Editor: Noya Bashan
Actors: N/A
Distributor Company: The Ma'aleh School of Television, Film & the Arts
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