Amos Gitai Movies

  • 2018
    West of the Jordan River

    West of the Jordan River

    West of the Jordan River

    5.62018HD

    Amos Gitai returns to the occupied territories for the first time since his 1982 documentary FIELD DIARY. WEST OF THE JORDAN RIVER describes the...

    West of the Jordan River
  • 1987
    Brand New Day

    Brand New Day

    Brand New Day

    61987HD

    Japan, 1986. At the tail end of the world tour promoting their latest album Revenge, Eurythmics tops the charts. Between concerts, pop duo Annie...

    Brand New Day
  • 1984
    Pineapple

    Pineapple

    Pineapple

    51984HD

    Documentary about the process canned pineapple takes from cultivation to sale.

    Pineapple
  • 1997
    War and Peace in Vesoul

    War and Peace in Vesoul

    War and Peace in Vesoul

    01997HD

    In the train on the way to the Festival in Vesoul, filmmakers Amos Gitai and Elia Suleiman talk about the subjects that preoccupy them: war and peace...

    War and Peace in Vesoul
  • 1970
    Metamorphosis of a Melody

    Metamorphosis of a Melody

    Metamorphosis of a Melody

    01970HD

    In this film, the itinerary of Flavius Josephus at the time of the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in AD 70 crosses that of Prime Minister...

    Metamorphosis of a Melody
  • 1984
    Bangkok-Bahrain

    Bangkok-Bahrain

    Bangkok-Bahrain

    01984HD

    In Thailand half a million women work as prostitutes while men leave the country as low-paid labourers in the Gulf Emirates. A film on the trade of...

    Bangkok-Bahrain
  • 1981
    Wadi

    Wadi

    Wadi

    01981HD

    Wadi is a valley located east of Haifa. A former stone quarry, it is a sort of enclave where Eastern European immigrants, survivors of the camps,...

    Wadi
  • 1990
    Birth of a Golem

    Birth of a Golem

    Birth of a Golem

    2.81990HD

    With the feel of experimental film, Gitai mixes storytelling, readers' theater, cityscapes (usually seen from moving trains), and desolate landscapes...

    Birth of a Golem
  • 2013
    Architecture in Israel

    Architecture in Israel

    Architecture in Israel

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    What is under discussion is the actual construction of the state of Israel, its history and identity, besides the oedipal theme for an...

    Architecture in Israel
  • 2006
    News From Home/News From House

    News From Home/News From House

    News From Home/News From House

    02006HD

    Documentary about a house and its politically divided ownership over time.

    News From Home/News From House
  • 1973
    Paper is Fire, Fire is Paper

    Paper is Fire, Fire is Paper

    Paper is Fire, Fire is Paper

    01973HD

    1973 Gitai super8 short

    Paper is Fire, Fire is Paper
  • 1974
    Shosh

    Shosh

    Shosh

    01974HD

    1974 Gitai super8 short film

    Shosh
  • 1970
    Dona Gracia

    Dona Gracia

    Dona Gracia

    01970HD

    Dona Gracia
  • 1994
    In the Valley of the Wupper

    In the Valley of the Wupper

    In the Valley of the Wupper

    01994HD

    1992. In Wuppertal, in Germany, two skinheads killed a man who claimed to be Jewish. Amos Gitai questions the witnesses, the residents, and the...

    In the Valley of the Wupper
  • 1973
    Hayam

    Hayam

    Hayam

    01973HD

    1973 Gitai super8 short film

    Hayam
  • 1970
    Shards of Cinema and Philosophy

    Shards of Cinema and Philosophy

    Shards of Cinema and Philosophy

    01970HD

    Inspired by the "The wind of cinema" festival which every year deals with issues relating to the relationship between cinema and philosophy, it shows...

    Shards of Cinema and Philosophy
  • 1976
    Charisma

    Charisma

    Charisma

    01976HD

    An essay parable, part documentary part fiction, on the desire for a leader, anchored in Brecht’s 1935 poem A Worker Reads History.

    Charisma
  • 1972
    Maïm

    Maïm

    Maïm

    01972HD

    1972 Gitai super8 short film

    Maïm
  • 1972
    Textura [1]

    Textura [1]

    Textura [1]

    01972HD

    1972 Gitai super8 short film

    Textura [1]