blind, a powerful woman dealing with the loss of her husband. Miriam is finding it difficult to forgive Shalom the postman who has left her to deal with his traumatic memory of a road accident he was involved in. Yuval, Boazs younger brother, wants to succeed in the music world as his way out of the Shderot circle of life. Keren, a single mom, is raising her nine year old daughter Aviv and wants to find a partner, a father for Aviv. Hassan is a former Palestinian journalist photographer from Gaza. He was forced to cooperate with the IDF so that he could save Rallia his daughter and treat her for her illness. Nadra is Hassans wife, she keeps in close touch with Hassans sister, Annan, who is married to Asraf a wanted terrorist from Gaza.
This culturally heterogeneous assortment of characters comes to terms with issues of forgiveness; longing; the fear of loneliness; the power of faith and feelings of powerlessness. This narrative film attempts to portray a reality in which forgiveness is difficult, conflict is pervasive, and the need for communication between people is paramount.
Boaz, an army officer is longing for a wife and family. Miriam, his mother, is half
All my life Ive lived in Qiriyat Gat, a development town with an authentic mix of different ethnic communities and their cultures. When I moved to Sderot to begin studying in Sapir, I easily made contact with the towns residents and after three years came to know the owner of the falafel stand; the usher at Cinemateque; an officer serving at station 106 where, through him and with the residents of Sderot I made the transition to Shahar Adom; the trauma and the daily difficulties , a grieving family; a truck driver who had a terrible accident; a frustrated woman who felt that the films in the Cineateque dont have anything to do with their lives.
For four years I stewed, working on doing short films. These films addressed the people of Sderot and the things that concerned them. The work on these films brought e to the point at which I felt I could begin writing and producing 18 Kilometers.
Statement of Intentions
18 Kilometers deals with the current security and social questions in Sderot.
It addresses the stress that the people in the area, Sderot and Gaza, feel daily . I identify with these people and have felt the stress, and have made the situation the hero. I have attempted to connect the various personal histories and cultural outlooks of the real life characters in the film, emphasizing their capacity for love and their unwillingness to forgive in the face of this terrible conflict that is out of our hands.
The script has been written to relate a message of coexistence, tolerance and about the strength that resides within the ability to forgive. My intention has been to create dialogue by means of the people of Sderot and Gaza but not about the situation.
I didnt set out to judge, but simply to demonstrate the disgraceful state of our lives.
The silence of the majority, which enables the perpetuation of the situation, is implied by the film. It is a real look at the real lives of people who try to come to terms with the challenges their lives present. No declarations, no poses, just real people.
Biography
All my life Ive lived in Qiriyat Gat, a development town with an authentic mix of different ethnic communities and their cultures. When I moved to Sderot to begin studying in Sapir, I easily made contact with the towns residents and after three years came to know the owner of the falafel stand; the usher at Cinemateque; an officer serving at station 106 where, through him and with the residents of Sderot I made the transition to Shahar Adom; the trauma and the daily difficulties , a grieving family; a truck driver who had a terrible accident; a frustrated woman who felt that the films in the Cineateque dont have anything to do with their lives.
For four years I stewed, working on doing short films. These films addressed the people of Sderot and the things that concerned them. The work on these films brought e to the point at which I felt I could begin writing and producing 18 Kilometers.
AVI LEVI \avil78@gmail.coM
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