WITHIN THE EYE OF THE STORM

WITHIN THE EYE OF THE STORM

WITHIN THE EYE OF THE STORM
[BeEyn Haseara]  

Director: Shelley Hermon

Category: Human Rights, Middle-East

Production: Nisan Katz and Shelley Hermon / Israel 2012
Co-produced with France Télévisions

Language: Hebrew, Arabic

Subtitles: English

Length: 52 / 68 minutes.

Bassam and Rami, a Palestinian and an Israeli, were once dedicated fighters willing to kill and be killed by one another for their nations. Yet, when faced with the tragic loss of their daughters in the conflict, they chose to do the unexpected and instead of seeking revenge, they turned from enemies to brothers.

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Festivals & Awards:

  • Best Contemporary Issue Film Award: DocMiami International Film Festival
    - U.S.A. 2012
  • Winner of the Japan Foundation President's Prize: (NHK) Japan Prize - International
    Contest For Educational Media - Japan 2013
  • “Holy Land” Award: Religion Today Film Festival, Trento - Italy 2013
  • Nominee: Best Debut Film Award: Israel Documentary Awards - Israel 2012
  • FIFDH International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, Geneva
    - Switzerland 2013
  • CTWIFF Cape Town & Winelands Film Festival - South Africa 2013
  • Tashkent International Film Forum «Golden Guepard» - Uzbekistan 2013
  • Zagreb Jewish Film Festival - Croatia 2013
  • San Francisco Jewish Film Festival - U.S.A. 2013
  • Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival - U.S.A. 2013
  • Peace X Peace DC Area Film Screenings, Washington DC - U.S.A. 2013
  • BHRFF Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival, Washington - U.S.A. 2013
  • Billtown Film Festival, Pennsylvania - U.S.A. 2013
  • FilmIsreal New Israeli Cinema Film Festival - The Netherlands 2013
  • SERET London Israeli Film Festival - U.K. 2013
  • Shaken's Stars Almaty International Film Festival - Kazahstan 2013
  • 'Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future', Norwegian Parliament, Oslo
    - Norway 2012
  • Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Canada 2013
  • Miradas.Doc Guía de Isora International Documentary Film Festival - Spain 2012

Interview with Shelley Hermon:
'' Different voices are also important to Shelley Hermon which becomes very clear in her documentary Within the Eye of the Storm. She was Israeli-born but grew up in London and only returned in her thirties.
But the issue of conflict was always part of her being and she knew she wanted to do something about it.
For her the conflict has much more to do with the psychology of the groups involved than the practicalities of the
process, and that’s where her focus lies.
She wanted to include both sides – the Israelis and the Palestinians – to get the real story.''

Web site: http://withineyeofstorm.com/
Press Review: http://israelfilm.blogspot.co.il/2012/10/changing-direction.html

video:
TRAILER
Shelley Hermon presenting her film
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